Tooltip Accessibility
The Tooltip is accessible by screen readers and provides WAI-ARIA, Section 508, WCAG 2.2, and keyboard support.
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Out of the box, the Kendo UI for jQuery Tooltip provides extensive accessibility support and enables users with disabilities to acquire complete control over its features.
The Tooltip is compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 AA standards](https://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG22/) and Section 508 requirements, follows the Web Accessibility Initiative - Accessible Rich Internet Applications (WAI-ARIA) best practices for implementing the keyboard navigation for its component role, provides options for managing its focus and is tested against the most popular screen readers.
WAI-ARIA
This section lists the selectors, attributes, and behavior patterns supported by the component and its composite elements, if any.
| Selector | Attribute | Usage |
|---|---|---|
.k-tooltip |
role=tooltip |
Specifies the tooltip role of the tooltip container. |
id |
The element needs an id to be associated with the aria-describedby attribute of the trigger element. | |
aria-describedby=.k-tooltip id |
Link the tooltip trigger/anchor element with its corresponding tooltip container. |
Resources
WAI-ARIA specification for tooltip
MDN description for tooltip role
Section 508
The Tooltip is fully compliant with the Section 508 requirements.
Testing
The Tooltip has been extensively tested automatically with axe-core and manually with the most popular screen readers.
To report any accessibility issues, contact the team through the Telerik Support System.
Screen Readers
The Tooltip has been tested with the following screen readers and browsers combinations:
| Environment | Tool |
|---|---|
| Firefox | NVDA |
| Chrome | JAWS |
| Microsoft Edge | JAWS |
Automated Testing
The Tooltip has been tested with axe-core. ### Test Example A live test example of the Tooltip component could be found here: https://demos.telerik.com/kendo-ui/accessibility/tooltip