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legend element (html)
Screen Reader support level: supported
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About this feature
The legend element represents a caption for the rest of the contents of the legend element's parent fieldset element, if any.
Age of results
Results across all tests for this feature range from 4 years ago to 6 years ago. Detailed dates and version information can be found in associated tests.
Caution
Failing or partial results may be out of date. The oldest result is from 6 years ago. Consider running the associated tests and contributing results.
Expectations
Screen Reader support by expectation
| Expectation | JAWS | Narrator | NVDA | Orca | TalkBack | VoiceOver (iOS) | VoiceOver (macOS) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Edge | Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Firefox | Chrome | Safari | Safari | |
| MUST convey its name | supported | supported | supported | supported | supported | supported | supported | supported | supported | supported | supported |
Expectation: convey its name
Rationale:
A screen reader user needs to know what to enter.
Strength of this expectation for different types of assistive technologies:
- Screen Readers: MUST
- Voice Control: NA
| Test | JAWS | Narrator | NVDA | Orca | TalkBack | VoiceOver (iOS) | VoiceOver (macOS) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Edge | Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Firefox | Chrome | Safari | Safari | |
| aria-required attribute on each HTML radio button in a fieldset | supported | supported | supported | supported | supported | supported | supported | supported | supported | supported | supported |
| The html required attribute on each HTML radio button in a fieldset | supported | supported | supported | supported | supported | supported | supported | supported | supported | supported | supported |
Related features
These are features that are usually used in combination with this feature.
fieldset element (html)
| Dragon | JAWS | Narrator | NVDA | Orca | TalkBack | Voice Access | VC iOS | VC MacOS | VoiceOver (iOS) | VoiceOver (macOS) | Speech Recognition | Windows Voice Access | Windows | Mac | iOS | Android Keyboard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| unknown | supported with 1 unknown result | partial (2/7) | partial (16/19) | supported with 1 unknown result | partial (2/7) | unknown | unknown | unknown | partial (4/7) | supported with 1 unknown result | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown |
Tests
| Test | Last update |
|---|---|
| aria-required attribute on each HTML radio button in a fieldset | 2021-07-28 |
| The html required attribute on each HTML radio button in a fieldset | 2021-08-07 |
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