Note: there are no special keys to navigate by figure or figcaptions.
All tests performed with default screen reader settings.
Note: Some failures may rectify themselves if screen reader settings are modified to announce all images. E.g. Test 2 results for Chrome + JAWS will change.
Pass means the each test's expected announcement was made.
Fail means that no figure semantics were exposed, unless otherwise noted.
Test 1
Content caption.
Pattern notes:
Image has non-empty alt attribute.
Expected announcement:
Should announce figure role with "Content caption" as the accessible name.
NVDA (2018.4.1)
JAWS 18
JAWS (2018)
JAWS (2019)
VO (Mac 10.14)
VO (iOS 12.1)
TalkBack (7.2)
Narrator
Firefox Android (63.0.2)
na
na
na
na
na
na
fail
na
Firefox (64.0.2)
fail
na
pass
pass
na
na
na
na
IE (11)
fail
fail
fail
fail
na
na
na
na
Safari (12.0.2)
na
na
na
na
pass
na
na
na
Safari (iOS 12.1.2
na
na
na
na
na
fail
na
na
Chrome (71.0)
fail
pass
pass
pass
fail
fail
na
na
Chrome Android (70.0)
na
na
na
na
na
na
fail
Edge (42)
fail
fail
fail
fail
na
na
na
no announced role, but relationship made
Test 2
Content caption.
Pattern notes:
Image has no declared alt attribute.
Note: Image "should" announce as "earth.jpg" but screen readers may ignore.
Expected announcement:
Should announce figure role with "Content caption" as the accessible name.
Note: Image "should" announce as "earth.jpg" but screen readers may ignore.
NVDA (2018.4.1)
JAWS 18
JAWS (2018)
JAWS (2019)
VO (Mac 10.14)
VO (iOS 12.1)
TalkBack (7.2)
Narrator
Firefox Android (63.0.2)
na
na
na
na
na
na
fail
na
Firefox (64.0.2)
fail
na
pass
pass
na
na
na
na
IE (11)
fail
fail
fail
fail
na
na
na
na
Safari (12.0.2)
na
na
na
na
pass
na
na
na
Safari (iOS 12.1.2
na
na
na
na
na
fail
na
na
Chrome (71.0)
fail
fail (all content ignored!)
fail (all content ignored!)
fail (all content ignored!)
fail
fail
na
na
Chrome Android (70.0)
na
na
na
na
na
na
fail
Edge (42)
fail
fail
fail
fail
na
na
na
no announced role, but relationship made
Test 3
Content caption.
Pattern notes:
Image has empty alt attribute.
Expected announcement:
Should announce figure role with "Content caption" as the accessible name.
Note: Image "should" be ignored.
NVDA (2018.4.1)
JAWS 18
JAWS (2018)
JAWS (2019)
VO (Mac 10.14)
VO (iOS 12.1)
TalkBack (7.2)
Narrator
Firefox Android (63.0.2)
na
na
na
na
na
na
fail
na
Firefox (64.0.2)
fail
na
pass
pass
na
na
na
na
IE (11)
fail
fail
fail
fail
na
na
na
na
Safari (12.0.2)
na
na
na
na
pass
na
na
na
Safari (iOS 12.1.2
na
na
na
na
na
fail
na
na
Chrome (71.0)
fail
fail (all content ignored!)
fail (all content ignored!)
fail (all content ignored!)
fail
fail
na
na
Chrome Android (70.0)
na
na
na
na
na
na
fail
Edge (42)
fail
fail
fail
fail
na
na
na
fail (all content ignored!)
Test 4
Content caption.
Pattern notes:
<figure> has aria-label. Image has empty alt attribute.
Expected announcement:
Should announce figure role with "ARIA label" as the accessible name.
Note: Image should be ignored.
NVDA (2018.4.1)
JAWS 18
JAWS (2018)
JAWS (2019)
VO (Mac 10.14)
VO (iOS 12.1)
TalkBack (7.2)
Narrator
Firefox Android (63.0.2)
na
na
na
na
na
na
fail
na
Firefox (64.0.2)
fail
na
pass
pass
na
na
na
na
IE (11)
fail
fail
fail
fail
na
na
na
na
Safari (12.0.2)
na
na
na
na
pass
na
na
na
Safari (iOS 12.1.2
na
na
na
na
na
fail
na
na
Chrome (71.0)
fail
pass
pass
pass
pass
fail
na
na
Chrome Android (70.0)
na
na
na
na
na
na
fail
Edge (42)
fail
fail
fail
fail
na
na
na
no announced role, but relationship made
Test 5
Content caption.
Pattern notes:
<figure> has aria-label. Image has non-empty alt attribute.
Expected announcement:
Should announce figure role with "ARIA label" as the accessible name.
NVDA (2018.4.1)
JAWS 18
JAWS (2018)
JAWS (2019)
VO (Mac 10.14)
VO (iOS 12.1)
TalkBack (7.2)
Narrator
Firefox Android (63.0.2)
na
na
na
na
na
na
fail
na
Firefox (64.0.2)
fail
na
pass
pass
na
na
na
na
IE (11)
fail
fail
fail
fail
na
na
na
na
Safari (12.0.2)
na
na
na
na
pass
na
na
na
Safari (iOS 12.1.2
na
na
na
na
na
fail
na
na
Chrome (71.0)
fail
pass
pass
pass
pass
fail
na
na
Chrome Android (70.0)
na
na
na
na
na
na
fail
Edge (42)
fail
fail
fail
fail
na
na
na
no announced role, but relationship made
Test 6
Pattern notes:
<figure> without figcaption. Image has non-empty alt attribute.
Expected announcement:
Should announce figure role with no accessible name.
NVDA (2018.4.1)
JAWS 18
JAWS (2018)
JAWS (2019)
VO (Mac 10.14)
VO (iOS 12.1)
TalkBack (7.2)
Narrator
Firefox Android (63.0.2)
na
na
na
na
na
na
fail
na
Firefox (64.0.2)
fail
na
pass
pass
na
na
na
na
IE (11)
fail
fail
fail
fail
na
na
na
na
Safari (12.0.2)
na
na
na
na
fail
na
na
na
Safari (iOS 12.1.2
na
na
na
na
na
fail
na
na
Chrome (71.0)
fail
pass
pass
pass
fail
fail
na
na
Chrome Android (70.0)
na
na
na
na
na
na
fail
Edge (42)
fail
fail
fail
fail
na
na
na
fail
Test 7
Content caption.
Pattern notes:
<figure> has aria-labelledby pointing to the figcaption. Image has non-empty alt attribute.
Expected announcement:
Should announce figure role with "Content caption" as the accessible name.
NVDA (2018.4.1)
JAWS 18
JAWS (2018)
JAWS (2019)
VO (Mac 10.14)
VO (iOS 12.1)
TalkBack (7.2)
Narrator
Firefox Android (63.0.2)
na
na
na
na
na
na
fail
na
Firefox (64.0.2)
fail
na
pass
pass
na
na
na
na
IE (11)
fail
fail
fail
fail
na
na
na
na
Safari (12.0.2)
na
na
na
na
pass
na
na
na
Safari (iOS 12.1.2
na
na
na
na
na
fail
na
na
Chrome (71.0)
fail
pass
pass
pass
fail
fail
na
na
Chrome Android (70.0)
na
na
na
na
na
na
fail
Edge (42)
fail
fail
fail
fail
na
na
na
no announced role, but relationship made
Test 8
Content caption.
Pattern notes:
<figure> has role="figure". Image has non-empty alt attribute.
Expected announcement:
Should announce figure role with "Content caption" as the accessible name.
NVDA (2018.4.1)
JAWS 18
JAWS (2018)
JAWS (2019)
VO (Mac 10.14)
VO (iOS 12.1)
TalkBack (7.2)
Narrator
Firefox Android (63.0.2)
na
na
na
na
na
na
fail
na
Firefox (64.0.2)
fail
na
pass
pass
na
na
na
na
IE (11)
fail
fail (figure exposed but no accessible name)
fail (figure exposed but no accessible name)
fail (figure exposed but no accessible name)
na
na
na
na
Safari (12.0.2)
na
na
na
na
pass
na
na
na
Safari (iOS 12.1.2
na
na
na
na
na
fail
na
na
Chrome (71.0)
fail
pass
pass
pass
fail
fail
na
na
Chrome Android (70.0)
na
na
na
na
na
na
fail
Edge (42)
fail
fail
fail
fail
na
na
na
no announced role, but relationship made
Test 9
Content caption.
Pattern notes:
<figure> has role="figure" and aria-labelledby pointing to the figcaption. Image has non-empty alt attribute.
Expected announcement:
Should announce figure role with "Content caption" as the accessible name.
NVDA (2018.4.1)
JAWS 18
JAWS (2018)
JAWS (2019)
VO (Mac 10.14)
VO (iOS 12.1)
TalkBack (7.2)
Narrator
Firefox Android (63.0.2)
na
na
na
na
na
na
fail
na
Firefox (64.0.2)
fail
na
pass
pass
na
na
na
na
IE (11)
fail
pass
pass
pass
na
na
na
na
Safari (12.0.2)
na
na
na
na
pass
na
na
na
Safari (iOS 12.1.2
na
na
na
na
na
fail
na
na
Chrome (71.0)
fail
pass
pass
pass
fail
fail
na
na
Chrome Android (70.0)
na
na
na
na
na
na
fail
Edge (42)
fail
fail
fail
fail
na
na
na
no announced role, but relationship made
Test 10
Content caption.
Pattern notes:
<figure> has role="figure" and aria-label. Image has non-empty alt attribute.
Expected announcement:
Should announce figure role with "ARIA label" as the accessible name.
NVDA (2018.4.1)
JAWS 18
JAWS (2018)
JAWS (2019)
VO (Mac 10.14)
VO (iOS 12.1)
TalkBack (7.2)
Narrator
Firefox Android (63.0.2)
na
na
na
na
na
na
fail
na
Firefox (64.0.2)
fail
na
pass
pass
na
na
na
na
IE (11)
fail
pass
pass
pass
na
na
na
na
Safari (12.0.2)
na
na
na
na
pass
na
na
na
Safari (iOS 12.1.2
na
na
na
na
na
fail
na
na
Chrome (71.0)
fail
pass
pass
pass
pass
fail
na
na
Chrome Android (70.0)
na
na
na
na
na
na
fail
Edge (42)
fail
fail
fail
fail
na
na
na
no announced role, but relationship made
Test 11
Non-image figure content
Content caption.
Pattern notes:
<figure> with a paragraph as its subject.
A <figcaption> should provide the accessible name.
Expected announcement:
Should announce figure role with "Content caption." as the accessible name.
NVDA (2018.4.1)
JAWS 18
JAWS (2018)
JAWS (2019)
VO (Mac 10.14)
VO (iOS 12.1)
TalkBack (7.2)
Narrator
Firefox Android (63.0.2)
na
na
na
na
na
na
fail
na
Firefox (64.0.2)
fail
na
pass
pass
na
na
na
na
IE (11)
fail
fail
fail
fail
na
na
na
na
Safari (12.0.2)
na
na
na
na
pass
na
na
na
Safari (iOS 12.1.2
na
na
na
na
na
fail
na
na
Chrome (71.0)
fail
pass
pass
pass
fail
fail
na
na
Chrome Android (70.0)
na
na
na
na
na
na
fail
Edge (42)
fail
fail
fail
fail
na
na
na
no announced role, but relationship made
Test 12
Non-image figure content
Pattern notes:
<figure> with a paragraph as its subject. No <figcaption>.
Expected announcement:
Should announce figure role with no accessible name.
NVDA (2018.4.1)
JAWS 18
JAWS (2018)
JAWS (2019)
VO (Mac 10.14)
VO (iOS 12.1)
TalkBack (7.2)
Narrator
Firefox Android (63.0.2)
na
na
na
na
na
na
fail
na
Firefox (64.0.2)
fail
na
pass
pass
na
na
na
na
IE (11)
fail
fail
fail
fail
na
na
na
na
Safari (12.0.2)
na
na
na
na
fail
na
na
na
Safari (iOS 12.1.2
na
na
na
na
na
fail
na
na
Chrome (71.0)
fail
pass
pass
pass
fail
fail
na
na
Chrome Android (70.0)
na
na
na
na
na
na
fail
Edge (42)
fail
fail
fail
fail
na
na
na
fail
Test 13
Non-image figure content
Pattern notes:
<figure> with an aria-label which should provide
its accessible name.
Expected announcement:
Should announce figure role with "ARIA label" as the accessible name.
