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RAWeb 1.1

SVG link

Link contained in a <svg> element.

In the case of an SVG link (version 1.1), the "accessible name" is obtained as follows:

  • Passage of text associated with the WAI-ARIA aria-labelledby attribute;
  • Otherwise, value of the WAI-ARIA aria-label attribute;
  • Otherwise, the content of the <title> element, the direct child of the link;
  • Otherwise, the value of the xlink:title attribute;
  • Otherwise, the text content of one or more <text> elements.

However, this calculation algorithm is not yet supported by the various screen readers. To date, support is available with VoiceOver, but incomplete or deficient with JAWS and NVDA. As a result, the lowest common denominator on which it is possible to rely to provide an accessible name for the link is the <text> element.