Accessibility in Blazor Tooltip Component
10 Jun 20243 minutes to read
The Blazor Tooltip component followed the accessibility guidelines and standards, including ADA, Section 508, WCAG 2.2 standards, and WCAG roles that are commonly used to evaluate accessibility.
The accessibility compliance for the Blazor Tooltip component is outlined below.
| Accessibility Criteria | Compatibility |
|---|---|
| WCAG 2.2 Support |  |
| Section 508 Support | |
| Screen Reader Support |  |
| Right-To-Left Support | |
| Color Contrast | |
| Mobile Device Support | |
| Keyboard Navigation Support | |
| Axe-core Accessibility Validation | |
- All features of the component meet the requirement.
- Some features of the component do not meet the requirement.
- The component does not meet the requirement.WAI-ARIA attributes
The Blazor Tooltip component followed the WAI-ARIA patterns to meet the accessibility. The following ARIA attributes are used in the Tooltip component.
| Attributes | Purpose |
|---|---|
| role=”tooltip” | The element that serves as the container for the tooltip has the ARIA role of tooltip. |
| aria-describedby | This attribute is added to the target element on which the Tooltip gets opened, when focusing or hovering over it. It usually holds the randomly generated Id value of the Tooltip element.In case, the target element already holds an aria-describedby attribute with Id value of some other component, then the Tooltip Id value can be additionally appended to the existing aria-describedby attribute separated by a space as shown in the example below.For example: aria-describedby = “my-text my-tooltip” my-text is the Id of some other component. my-tooltip is the id of Tooltip component. When the Tooltip is closed, the aria-describedby attribute is removed from the target. |
| aria-hidden | This attribute is assigned to the Tooltip element whose default value is true.When true, it denotes that the Tooltip element is in a hidden or a closed state. When the Tooltip appears on the screen, it’s value changes to false. |
Keyboard interaction
The Blazor Tooltip component followed the keyboard interaction guideline, making it easy for people who use assistive technologies (AT) and those who completely rely on keyboard navigation. The following keyboard shortcuts are supported by the Tooltip component.
| Keyboard shortcuts | Actions |
|---|---|
| Escape | Closes or dismisses the Tooltip. |
| Tab | A form control receiving focus (say through tab key), opens the Tooltip, and on focus out closes it. |
Ensuring accessibility
The Blazor Tooltip component’s accessibility levels are ensured through an axe-core software tool during automated testing.
The accessibility compliance of the Tooltip component is shown in the following sample. Open the sample in a new window to evaluate the accessibility of the Tooltip component with accessibility tools.