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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>

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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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Element/ariaDescription