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- Should I use placeholder text?
- Are tooltips good for accessibility?
- Why do we use placeholder text?
- Do screen readers read tooltips?
Should I use placeholder text?
Placeholder text can be used as an attribute for almost every HTML input type, and misguided designers and developers don't hesitate. It is tempting to provide text help for complex forms or omit input labels to improve aesthetics. However, employing placeholder text to do so causes many usability issues.
Are tooltips good for accessibility?
The accessibility requirements of tooltips. Tooltips must be discoverable and readable with a mouse, other pointer devices, keyboard, screen reader, zoom software, and any other assistive technology. They should provide relevant information that may be helpful to learn the UI, but is not required to operate it.
Why do we use placeholder text?
Placeholder text is the label for possible content in a text box. It can normally be found when there are prompts to fill out a form. It's the hint that tells you 'Last name' or the format with which to enter your birthdate or phone number. Placeholder text typically exists as a hint to fill in actual text.
Do screen readers read tooltips?
Automatically displayed tooltip
Their contents are announced immediately by screen readers; as such, screen reader users usually do not even have to know about the existence of such a tooltip. This tooltip offers simple content that is just short, non-structured plain text.
