Button

Buttons are UI elements for initializing actions upon user interaction.

Accessibility Support

Out of the box, the Telerik and Kendo UI Button provides extensive accessibility support and enables users with disabilities to acquire complete control over its features.

The Button is compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 standards and Section 508 requirements, follows the Web Accessibility Initiative - Accessible Rich Internet Applications (WAI-ARIA) best practices for implementing the keyboard navigation for its component role, provides options for managing its focus and is tested against the most popular screen readers.

WAI-ARIA

This section lists the selectors, attributes, and behavior patterns supported by the component and its composite elements, if any.

SelectorAttributeUsage
.k-buttonrole=button or nodeName=buttonIf the used element is not <button>, explicitly set its role to button.
.k-button.k-icon-buttonlabel for or aria-label or aria-labelledbyIf no text has been provided to an Icon Button, announces the purpose of the Button.

Managing the Focus

The Button is focusable by default, and follows the regular tab order of the page.

Keyboard Navigation

The Button supports the following keyboard shortcuts:

ShortcutBehavior
Enter or SpaceTriggers a click action on the Button.

Testing

The Button has been extensively tested automatically with axe-core and manually with the most popular screen readers.

Screen Readers

The Button has been tested with the following screen readers and browsers combinations:

EnvironmentTool
FirefoxNVDA
ChromeJAWS
Microsoft EdgeJAWS

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