New in ARIA 1.1

A section containing data arranged in rows and columns. See related grid.

The table role is intended for tabular containers which are not interactive. If the tabular container maintains a selection state, provides its own two-dimensional navigation, or allows the user to rearrange or otherwise manipulate its contents or the display thereof, authors SHOULD use grid or treegrid instead.

Authors SHOULD prefer the use of the host language's semantics for table whenever possible, such as the HTML table element.

HTML Example

• section

• grid

• HTML table

• row
• rowgroup → row

• aria-colcount
• aria-rowcount

• aria-atomic
• aria-busy (state)
• aria-controls
• aria-current (state)
• aria-describedby
• aria-details
• aria-disabled (state)
• aria-dropeffect
• aria-errormessage
• aria-expanded (state)
• aria-flowto
• aria-grabbed (state)
• aria-haspopup
• aria-hidden (state)
• aria-invalid (state)
• aria-keyshortcuts
• aria-label
• aria-labelledby
• aria-live
• aria-owns
• aria-relevant
• aria-roledescription

• author

• True

Use the HTML <table> tag.

The table roles are meant to handle constructs where a non-interactive data table is needed when the underlying markup does not use a standard HTML table element. This construct is static and is not meant to be interactive in the same way that role=”grid” is used.