ARIA Landmark Regions

ARIA Landmark Role Specification

Landmark Frequency of Usage on Page Description
banner None or one The common content typically found at the top of each page in a website.
complementary As many as needed, often none. Identifies unique page content not part of the main landmark.
contentinfo None or one The common content typically found at the bottom of each page in a website.
form As many as needed, rarely used in practice.
  • form role is only considered a landmark when it has an accessible name.
  • Form landmarks can be used to identify multiple forms on the same page.
main Typically one, but in web sites that aggregate content from other resources, some or all of the resources may identify a main landmark. Identify the main content area or areas of a web page or application.
navigation As many as needed. Identify major groupings of navigational links to other pages in the website.
region
(conditional)
As many as needed to identify important sub-sections of other landmarks, often none.
  • region role is only considered a landmark when it has an accessible name.
  • Used to identify sub-sections of other landmarks
search Typically one if there is a site search feature. Identify website search features