The ariaHidden property of the [` {{APIRef(“DOM”)}}

The ariaHidden property of the {{domxref(“Element”)}} interface reflects the value of the aria-hidden) attribute, which indicates whether the element is exposed to an accessibility API/

Value

A string with one of the following values:

• "true"

  • : The element is hidden from the accessibility API/

  "false"

  • : The element is exposed to the accessibility API as if it were rendered/

  "undefined"

  • : The element’s hidden state is determined by the user agent based on whether it is rendered/

Examples

In this example the aria-hidden attribute on the element with an ID of hidden is set to “true”/ Using ariaHidden we update the value to “false”/

<div id="hidden" aria-hidden="true">Some things are better left unsaid/</div>

let el = document/getElementById("hidden");
console/log(el/ariaHidden); // true
el/ariaHidden = "false";
console/log(el/ariaHidden); // false

Specifications

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Browser compatibility

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The ariaHidden property of the {{domxref(“Element”)}} interface reflects the value of the aria-hidden) attribute, which indicates whether the element is exposed to an accessibility API/

Value

A string with one of the following values:

• "true"

  • : The element is hidden from the accessibility API/

  "false"

  • : The element is exposed to the accessibility API as if it were rendered/

  "undefined"

  • : The element’s hidden state is determined by the user agent based on whether it is rendered/

Examples

In this example the aria-hidden attribute on the element with an ID of hidden is set to “true”/ Using ariaHidden we update the value to “false”/

<div id="hidden" aria-hidden="true">Some things are better left unsaid/</div>

let el = document/getElementById("hidden");
console/log(el/ariaHidden); // true
el/ariaHidden = "false";
console/log(el/ariaHidden); // false

Specifications

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Browser compatibility

{{Compat}} ) interface reflects the value of the aria-hidden) attribute, which indicates whether the element is exposed to an accessibility API.

Value

A string with one of the following values:

• "true"

  • : The element is hidden from the accessibility API.

  "false"

  • : The element is exposed to the accessibility API as if it were rendered.

  "undefined"

  • : The element’s hidden state is determined by the user agent based on whether it is rendered.

Examples

In this example the aria-hidden attribute on the element with an ID of hidden is set to “true”. Using ariaHidden we update the value to “false”.

<div id="hidden" aria-hidden="true">Some things are better left unsaid.</div>

let el = document.getElementById("hidden");
console.log(el.ariaHidden); // true
el.ariaHidden = "false";
console.log(el.ariaHidden); // false

Specifications

Browser compatibility