ARIA in HTML - test cases for selectedcontent and select's button part elements

last updated 23 July 2025

Tests:

Test 1

Authors MUST NOT use any role or aria-* attribute on the selectedcontent element when it is a valid child of the button part of a customized select element. Additionally authors MUST NOT use ARIA attributes on the button part of a customized select element.

Expected result:
error or warn for inappropriate use of the role and any aria-* attribute when element is a child of the button part of a customized select element.

Test 2

The use of the selectedcontent element outside of the context of the button part of a customizable select element is invalid. But, to allow for a11y remediation of author misuse, ARIA attributes MAY be used on the element in this context.

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Expected result:
while the use of the seletedcontent element is incorrectly used in this example, the use of ARIA is allowed so authors may correct for misuse of the element, thus no errors related to the use of ARIA attributes should be flagged in this case.