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Element: ariaDescription property

The ariaDescription property of the Element interface reflects the value of the aria-description attribute, which defines a string value that describes or annotates the current element.

Value

A string.

Examples

In this example the aria-description attribute on the element with an ID of close-button is set to the string "A longer description of the function of this element". Using ariaDescription we can update the value.

html

<button
  aria-label="Close"
  aria-description="A longer description of the function of this element"
  id="close-button">
  X
</button>

js

let el = document.getElementById("close-button");
console.log(el.ariaDescription); // "A longer description of the function of this element"
el.ariaDescription = "A different description";
console.log(el.ariaDescription); // "A different description"

Specifications

Specification
Accessible Rich Internet Applications (WAI-ARIA)
# dom-ariamixin-ariadescription

Browser compatibility

Desktop Mobile
Chrome Edge Firefox Internet Explorer Opera Safari WebView Android Chrome Android Firefox for Android Opera Android Safari on IOS Samsung Internet
ariaDescription 83 83 119 No 69 No 83 83 119 59 No 13.0

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