Robust / 4.1 Compatible

4.1.3Status Messages

Level AA

Convey status changes -- "Saved", "3 results found" -- to assistive technology without moving the user's focus, typically via a live region (aria-live, role="status", etc.). A common technique is to place the container in the DOM ahead of time and insert the message into it, since some browser/screen-reader combinations won't reliably announce text added to an element that appears at the same moment. Notifications that involve an actual change of context, such as a full page reload, fall outside this criterion.

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Note

A detailed commentary for this success criterion is not yet available. In the meantime, this page lists related patterns, techniques, and links to the normative sources.

Related Techniques

Specific implementation techniques for meeting this success criterion. This site doesn't include the full text, so follow the links to the original W3C documents.

Normative References