HTML and CSS Reference
In-Depth Information
Add the
search
role to a site's search form:
<form
role="search"
>
The
contentinfo
role identifies information about the page content, such as copyright
and privacy terms. Use this role only once per document or web application. If your
footer contains only this type of information, associate the role with the
footer
element:
<footer
role="contentinfo"
>
<p>Copyright 2011</p>
</footer>
If you have a “fat footer” with lots of other content or links, enclose the contentinfo
material in a container element (like a
div
or a
p
) and assign the
contentinfo
role to the
container:
<footer>
...
<p
role="contentInfo"
>Copyright 2011</p>
...
</footer>
Figure 7-2. A demonstration of how ARIA roles are used in an HTML5 document
Roles for web apps
Some ARIA landmark roles, such as
application
and
main
, are unique and do not map
directly to specific HTML5 elements.
