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Re: Using Aria within a table to indicate that a cell is highlighted

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From: Patrick H. Lauke
Date: Jul 5, 2022 8:59AM

On 05/07/2022 14:50, Geethavani.Shamanna wrote:

> Using aria-label to indicate that this cell is highlighted appears to be a good option. Aria-label works as long as it is included within a span element within the <td> tag.

aria-label on a generic element without a specific role, such as <span
aria-label="..."> ... </span>, is not consistently supported by all
browser/assistive technology combinations. You really only want to use
aria-label on a "labelable" element. See
https://www.tpgi.com/short-note-on-aria-label-aria-labelledby-and-aria-describedby/

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