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Flag Table of Contents Accessibility support ARIA enhancements External ARIA provided by the aria property: ARIAUsagearia-labelDefines a string value that labels the element (through the alt attribute). Development considerations Common do's and don'ts Do pass a country or region name through the aria prop when the flag conveys meaning. Do hide decorative flags from assistive technologies when adjacent text already names the country or region. Don't leave informative flags without an accessible name. Integration examples
Informative flag without accessible name❌ Anti-pattern
<p-flag name="germany"></p-flag>
✅ Recommended
<p-flag name="germany" aria="{'aria-label': 'Germany'}"></p-flag>
Decorative flag with redundant label❌ Anti-pattern
<p-flag name="germany" aria="{'aria-label': 'Germany'}"></p-flag>

<p-text>
  Germany
</p-text>
✅ Recommended
<p-flag name="germany" aria-hidden="true"></p-flag>

<p-text>
  Germany
</p-text>
Tests Automated TechnologySupportAXE-Core (WCAG 2.2 AA, Best-Practice) (WCAG 2.2 AA, Best-Practice)✅High-Contrast Mode (light/dark)✅Text-Zoom (200%)✅ Manual TechnologySupportScreen reader (VoiceOver, NVDA)✅
Global settingsColor SchemeAll color tokens use the light-dark() CSS function. Set the theme via the CSS color-scheme property: light for light mode, dark for dark mode, or light dark to follow the user's system preference.LightDarkLight DarkDirectionThe 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%