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ARIA attribute reflectionBaseline · Widely available

WAI-ARIA attributes have corresponding properties on Element and ElementInternals objects.

Supported in all major browsers for at least 30 months — safe to use without fallbacks. Baseline since Oct 24, 2023. Widely available since Apr 24, 2026.

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Browser support

DesktopChrome
1–102Not supported
103+Supportedsince Jun 21, 2022
Current: 155
Edge
12–102Not supported
103+Supportedsince Jun 23, 2022
Current: 154
Firefox
1–118Not supported
119+Supportedsince Oct 24, 2023
Current: 157
Safari
1–16.3Not supported
16.4+Supportedsince Mar 27, 2023
Current: 27
MobileChrome Android
18–102Not supported
103+Supportedsince Jun 21, 2022
Current: 155
Firefox Android
4–118Not supported
119+Supportedsince Oct 24, 2023
Current: 157
Safari iOS
1–16.3Not supported
16.4+Supportedsince Mar 27, 2023
Current: 27

How to use

This feature is Baseline widely available — use it freely, no fallback needed.

Example

Full syntax and examples are on MDN: ariaActiveDescendantElement.

Feature detection

JS · check before using
if ("Element" in globalThis && "ariaActiveDescendantElement" in Element.prototype) {
  // Element.ariaActiveDescendantElement is available
}

Documentation (MDN)

Specification

Sub-features

Support for each part of the feature (103). The overall table above shows when the whole feature works.

Sub-featureChromeEdgeFirefoxSafariChrome AndroidFirefox AndroidSafari iOS
Element.ariaActiveDescendantElement13513513616.413513616.4
Element.ariaAtomic818111912.18111912.2
Element.ariaAutoComplete818111912.18111912.2
Element.ariaBrailleLabel1071071251810712518
Element.ariaBrailleRoleDescription1071071251810712518
Element.ariaBusy818111912.18111912.2
Element.ariaChecked818111912.18111912.2
Element.ariaColCount818111912.18111912.2
Element.ariaColIndex818111912.18111912.2
Element.ariaColIndexText12812811926.212811926.2
Element.ariaColSpan818111912.18111912.2
Element.ariaControlsElements13513513616.413513616.4
Element.ariaCurrent818111912.18111912.2
Element.ariaDescribedByElements13513513616.413513616.4
Element.ariaDescription838311917.48311917.4
Element.ariaDetailsElements13513513616.413513616.4
Element.ariaDisabled818111912.18111912.2
Element.ariaErrorMessageElements13513513616.413513616.4
Element.ariaExpanded818111912.18111912.2
Element.ariaFlowToElements13513513616.413513616.4
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Sub-featureChromeEdgeFirefoxSafariChrome AndroidFirefox AndroidSafari iOS
Element.ariaHasPopup818111912.18111912.2
Element.ariaHidden818111912.18111912.2
Element.ariaInvalid10210211912.110211912.2
Element.ariaKeyShortcuts818111912.18111912.2
Element.ariaLabel818111912.18111912.2
Element.ariaLabelledByElements13513513616.413513616.4
Element.ariaLevel818111912.18111912.2
Element.ariaLive818111912.18111912.2
Element.ariaModal818111912.18111912.2
Element.ariaMultiLine818111912.18111912.2
Element.ariaMultiSelectable818111912.18111912.2
Element.ariaOrientation818111912.18111912.2
Element.ariaOwnsElements✕✕13616.4✕13616.4
Element.ariaPlaceholder818111912.18111912.2
Element.ariaPosInSet818111912.18111912.2
Element.ariaPressed818111912.18111912.2
Element.ariaReadOnly818111912.18111912.2
Element.ariaRelevant818111912.18111912.2
Element.ariaRequired818111912.18111912.2
Element.ariaRoleDescription818111912.18111912.2
Element.ariaRowCount818111912.18111912.2
Element.ariaRowIndex818111912.18111912.2
Element.ariaRowIndexText12812811926.212811926.2
Element.ariaRowSpan818111912.18111912.2
Element.ariaSelected818111912.18111912.2
Element.ariaSetSize848411912.18411912.2
Element.ariaSort818111912.18111912.2
Element.ariaValueMax818111912.18111912.2
Element.ariaValueMin818111912.18111912.2
Element.ariaValueNow818111912.18111912.2
Element.ariaValueText818111912.18111912.2
Element.role10310311912.110311912.2
ElementInternals.ariaActiveDescendantElement13513513616.413513616.4
ElementInternals.ariaAtomic818111916.48111916.4
ElementInternals.ariaAutoComplete818111916.48111916.4
ElementInternals.ariaBrailleLabel1071071251810712518
ElementInternals.ariaBrailleRoleDescription1071071251810712518
ElementInternals.ariaBusy818111916.48111916.4
ElementInternals.ariaChecked818111916.48111916.4
ElementInternals.ariaColCount818111916.48111916.4
ElementInternals.ariaColIndex818111916.48111916.4
ElementInternals.ariaColIndexText128128119✕128119✕
ElementInternals.ariaColSpan818111916.48111916.4
ElementInternals.ariaControlsElements13513513616.413513616.4
ElementInternals.ariaCurrent818111916.48111916.4
ElementInternals.ariaDescribedByElements13513513616.413513616.4
ElementInternals.ariaDescription8383119✕83119✕
ElementInternals.ariaDetailsElements13513513616.413513616.4
ElementInternals.ariaDisabled818111916.48111916.4
ElementInternals.ariaErrorMessageElements13513513616.413513616.4
ElementInternals.ariaExpanded818111916.48111916.4
ElementInternals.ariaFlowToElements13513513616.413513616.4
ElementInternals.ariaHasPopup818111916.48111916.4
ElementInternals.ariaHidden818111916.48111916.4
ElementInternals.ariaInvalid10210211916.410211916.4
ElementInternals.ariaKeyShortcuts818111916.48111916.4
ElementInternals.ariaLabel818111916.48111916.4
ElementInternals.ariaLabelledByElements13513513616.413513616.4
ElementInternals.ariaLevel818111916.48111916.4
ElementInternals.ariaLive818111916.48111916.4
ElementInternals.ariaModal818111916.48111916.4
ElementInternals.ariaMultiLine818111916.48111916.4
ElementInternals.ariaMultiSelectable818111916.48111916.4
ElementInternals.ariaOrientation818111916.48111916.4
ElementInternals.ariaOwnsElements✕✕13616.4✕13616.4
ElementInternals.ariaPlaceholder818111916.48111916.4
ElementInternals.ariaPosInSet818111916.48111916.4
ElementInternals.ariaPressed818111916.48111916.4
ElementInternals.ariaReadOnly818111916.48111916.4
ElementInternals.ariaRequired818111916.48111916.4
ElementInternals.ariaRoleDescription818111916.48111916.4
ElementInternals.ariaRowCount818111916.48111916.4
ElementInternals.ariaRowIndex818111916.48111916.4
ElementInternals.ariaRowIndexText128128119✕128119✕
ElementInternals.ariaRowSpan818111916.48111916.4
ElementInternals.ariaSelected818111916.48111916.4
ElementInternals.ariaSetSize848411916.48411916.4
ElementInternals.ariaSort818111916.48111916.4
ElementInternals.ariaValueMax818111916.48111916.4
ElementInternals.ariaValueMin818111916.48111916.4
ElementInternals.ariaValueNow818111916.48111916.4
ElementInternals.ariaValueText818111916.48111916.4
ElementInternals.role10310311916.410311916.4