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Icon 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 Hiding an icon from assistive technologies Sometimes icons are used purely for decorative purposes and do not convey any additional information. In these cases, it is important to hide the icon from assistive technologies. This can be achieved by setting the aria-hidden attribute directly on the Icon component. 
<p-icon aria-hidden="true" name="phone" /><p-text>+49 123 456 7890</p-text>
Common do's and don'ts Do pass meaningful names through the aria prop when the icon conveys information on its own. Do hide decorative icons from assistive technologies when adjacent text provides the meaning. Don't add redundant aria-label to decorative icons beside visible text. Integration examples
Meaningful icon without accessible name❌ Anti-pattern
<p-icon name="warning"></p-icon>
✅ Recommended
<p-icon name="warning" aria="{'aria-label': 'Warning'}"></p-icon>
Decorative icon with redundant label❌ Anti-pattern
<p-icon name="phone" aria="{'aria-label': 'Phone'}"></p-icon>

<p-text>
  +49 711 911 0
</p-text>
✅ Recommended
<p-icon aria-hidden="true" name="phone"></p-icon>

<p-text>
  +49 711 911 0
</p-text>
Tests Automated TechnologySupportAXE-Core (WCAG 2.2 AA, Best-Practice) (WCAG 2.2 AA, Best-Practice)✅High-Contrast Mode (light/dark)🟠(partially supported: Depending on the selected theme, there may be problems reproducing the complementary color)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%