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Input Text Table of Contents Accessibility support Keyboard Key / stateFunctionTab, Shift-TabMoves focus to the next (or previous) focusable element. ARIA enhancements Internal ARIA that is managed by the component: ARIAUsagearia-describedby="STRING"Defines the accessible description combined with the status message.role="status", role="alert"When message and state or loading prop change, the status message is announced.aria-hidden="true"If required attribute is set, the visible asterisk indicator is hidden from assistive technologies.aria-invalid="true"If error state is set.aria-live="polite"If the maxlength attribute is present, the counter is announced via ARIA live region. Development considerations Exposing the unit prop The unit prop is not exposed to assistive technologies by default. If you provide a unit abbreviation, you need to dissolve it in real text through the description prop. For example, if you use kmh, you can set the description prop to kilometers per hour. This way, the screen reader will read out the full text. Disabled state In general, you should prevent using the disabled state. Disabled elements are not reachable (focusable) anymore and can be missed by screen reader users. They can be confusing for sighted users as well by not pointing out why these elements are disabled. Limitations Due to the nature of Web Components and shadowDOM, there are limitations in the usage of some ARIA attributes if they try to set relationship between elements in different shadowDOM's or shadowDOM/lightDOM combinations. ARIASupportaria-labelledby🚫aria-describedby🚫 Tests Automated TechnologySupportAXE-Core (WCAG 2.2 AA, Best-Practice)✅High-Contrast Mode (light/dark)✅Text-Zoom (200%)✅ Manual TechnologySupportKeyboard✅Screen reader (VoiceOver, NVDA)✅
Global settingsThemeChanges the theme of the application and any Porsche Design System component. It's possible to choose between forced theme light and dark. It's also possible to use auto, which applies light or dark theme depending on the operating system settings automatically.LightDarkAuto (sync with operating system)DirectionThe dir global attribute in HTML changes the direction of text and other content within an element. It's most often used on the <html> tag to set the entire page's direction, which is crucial for supporting languages that are written from right to left (RTL), such as Arabic and Hebrew. For example, using <html dir="rtl"> makes the entire page display from right to left, adjusting the layout and text flow accordingly.LTR (left-to-right)RTL (right-to-left)Text ZoomTo ensure accessibility and comply with WCAG 2.2 AA standards, it is mandatory for web content to support text resizing up to at least 200% without loss of content or functionality. Using relative units like rem is a best practice for achieving this, as they allow the text to scale uniformly based on the user's browser settings.100%130%150%200%