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Web Accessibility Academy · Lesson

Buttons That Announce What They Do

Label actions clearly for users who cannot see them.

Buttons Need Names

A button is only useful if users know what it does. Its accessible name is what a screen reader reads aloud before they press it.

Text Becomes the Name

For a normal button, the visible text inside it is the accessible name. Clear words mean a clear announcement.

<button>Save changes</button>

All lessons in this course

  1. Links Go Places, Buttons Do Things
  2. Link Text That Makes Sense Out of Context
  3. Buttons That Announce What They Do
  4. The href-less Anchor Anti-Pattern
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