Element: ariaHidden property

Baseline 2023
Newly available

Since October 2023, this feature works across the latest devices and browser versions. This feature might not work in older devices or browsers.

The ariaHidden property of the Element interface reflects the value of the aria-hidden) attribute, which indicates whether the element is exposed to an accessibility API.

Value

A string with one of the following values:

"true"

The element is hidden from the accessibility API.

"false"

The element is exposed to the accessibility API as if it were rendered.

"undefined"

The element's hidden state is determined by the user agent based on whether it is rendered.

Examples

In this example the aria-hidden attribute on the element with an ID of hidden is set to "true". Using ariaHidden we update the value to "false".

html
<div id="hidden" aria-hidden="true">Some things are better left unsaid.</div>
js
let el = document.getElementById("hidden");
console.log(el.ariaHidden); // true
el.ariaHidden = "false";
console.log(el.ariaHidden); // false

Specifications

Specification
Accessible Rich Internet Applications (WAI-ARIA)
# dom-ariamixin-ariahidden

Browser compatibility

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desktopmobile
Chrome
Edge
Firefox
Opera
Safari
Chrome Android
Firefox for Android
Opera Android
Safari on iOS
Samsung Internet
WebView Android
WebView on iOS
ariaHidden

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