TermCraft conventionFoundational
Live Region
A part of the page that screen readers announce when it updates.
Definition
An area marked so that content changes within it are announced by assistive technology without moving focus.
Craft convention. True because the industry converged on it. Breaking it costs familiarity, not correctness.
In plain language
A part of the page that screen readers announce when it updates.
Example
Announcing '24 results found' after a filter is applied.
Continue from here
Each link says what the connection is, so you can tell a principle from an alternative from a thing people mix this up with.
Deeper reading
The full entry behind this definition.
- Screen ReadersAccessibility
- Status Messages and Live RegionsAccessibility
- Loading StatesPattern
Nearby in the Atlas
Adjacent territory, found through shared tags rather than a stated link.