ARIA Landmark Regions
ARIA Landmark Role Specification
Landmark | Frequency of Usage on Page | Description |
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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. |
|
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. |
|
search |
Typically one if there is a site search feature. | Identify website search features |