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.
On this plate
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.
Local chart
TERM·079 · Region X · Grid D5
This entry and the entries it is stated to connect with. Each line is labelled with what the connection means.
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 ReadersA11Y·005 · Accessibility
- Status Messages and Live RegionsA11Y·009 · Accessibility
- Loading StatesPAT·011 · Pattern
Nearby in the Atlas
Adjacent territory, found through shared tags rather than a stated link.