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@@ -8,17 +8,24 @@
<p>When using tooltips or popovers on elements within a <code>.btn-group</code>, you'll have to specify the option <code>container: 'body'</code> to avoid unwanted side effects (such as the element growing wider and/or losing its rounded corners when the tooltip or popover is triggered).</p>
</div>
+ <div class="bs-callout bs-callout-warning">
+ <h4>Ensure correct <code>role</code> and provide a label</h4>
+ <p>In order for assistive technologies – such as screen readers – to convey that a series of buttons is grouped, an appropriate <code>role</code> attribute needs to be provided. For button groups, this would be <code>role="group"</code>, while toolbars should have a <code>role="toolbar"</code>.</p>
+ <p>One exception are groups which only contain a single control (for instance the <a href="#btn-groups-justified">justified button groups</a> with <code>&lt;button&gt;</code> elements) or a dropdown.</p>
+ <p>In addition, groups and toolbars should be given an explicit label, as most assistive technologies will otherwise not announce them, despite the presence of the correct <code>role</code> attribute. In the examples provided here, we use <code>aria-label</code>, but alternatives such as <code>aria-labelledby</code> can also be used.</p>
+ </div>
+
<h3 id="btn-groups-single">Basic example</h3>
<p>Wrap a series of buttons with <code>.btn</code> in <code>.btn-group</code>.</p>
<div class="bs-example">
- <div class="btn-group" style="margin: 9px 0 5px;">
+ <div class="btn-group" role="group" aria-label="Basic example">
<button type="button" class="btn btn-default">Left</button>
<button type="button" class="btn btn-default">Middle</button>
<button type="button" class="btn btn-default">Right</button>
</div>
</div>
{% highlight html %}
-<div class="btn-group">
+<div class="btn-group" role="group" aria-label="...">
<button type="button" class="btn btn-default">Left</button>
<button type="button" class="btn btn-default">Middle</button>
<button type="button" class="btn btn-default">Right</button>
@@ -28,79 +35,74 @@
<h3 id="btn-groups-toolbar">Button toolbar</h3>
<p>Combine sets of <code>&lt;div class="btn-group"&gt;</code> into a <code>&lt;div class="btn-toolbar"&gt;</code> for more complex components.</p>
<div class="bs-example">
- <div class="btn-toolbar" role="toolbar" style="margin: 0;">
- <div class="btn-group">
+ <div class="btn-toolbar" role="toolbar" aria-label="Toolbar with button groups">
+ <div class="btn-group" role="group" aria-label="First group">
<button type="button" class="btn btn-default">1</button>
<button type="button" class="btn btn-default">2</button>
<button type="button" class="btn btn-default">3</button>
<button type="button" class="btn btn-default">4</button>
</div>
- <div class="btn-group">
+ <div class="btn-group" role="group" aria-label="Second group">
<button type="button" class="btn btn-default">5</button>
<button type="button" class="btn btn-default">6</button>
<button type="button" class="btn btn-default">7</button>
</div>
- <div class="btn-group">
+ <div class="btn-group" role="group" aria-label="Third group">
<button type="button" class="btn btn-default">8</button>
</div>
</div>
</div>
{% highlight html %}
-<div class="btn-toolbar" role="toolbar">
- <div class="btn-group">...</div>
- <div class="btn-group">...</div>
- <div class="btn-group">...</div>
+<div class="btn-toolbar" role="toolbar" aria-label="...">
+ <div class="btn-group" role="group" aria-label="...">...</div>
+ <div class="btn-group" role="group" aria-label="...">...</div>
+ <div class="btn-group" role="group" aria-label="...">...</div>
</div>
{% endhighlight %}
<h3 id="btn-groups-sizing">Sizing</h3>
<p>Instead of applying button sizing classes to every button in a group, just add <code>.btn-group-*</code> to the <code>.btn-group</code>.</p>
<div class="bs-example">
- <div class="btn-toolbar" role="toolbar">
- <div class="btn-group btn-group-lg">
- <button type="button" class="btn btn-default">Left</button>
- <button type="button" class="btn btn-default">Middle</button>
- <button type="button" class="btn btn-default">Right</button>
- </div>
+ <div class="btn-group btn-group-lg" role="group" aria-label="Large button group">
+ <button type="button" class="btn btn-default">Left</button>
+ <button type="button" class="btn btn-default">Middle</button>
+ <button type="button" class="btn btn-default">Right</button>
</div>
- <div class="btn-toolbar" role="toolbar">
- <div class="btn-group">
- <button type="button" class="btn btn-default">Left</button>
- <button type="button" class="btn btn-default">Middle</button>
- <button type="button" class="btn btn-default">Right</button>
- </div>
+ <br>
+ <div class="btn-group" role="group" aria-label="Default button group">
+ <button type="button" class="btn btn-default">Left</button>
+ <button type="button" class="btn btn-default">Middle</button>
+ <button type="button" class="btn btn-default">Right</button>
</div>
- <div class="btn-toolbar" role="toolbar">
- <div class="btn-group btn-group-sm">
- <button type="button" class="btn btn-default">Left</button>
- <button type="button" class="btn btn-default">Middle</button>
- <button type="button" class="btn btn-default">Right</button>
- </div>
+ <br>
+ <div class="btn-group btn-group-sm" role="group" aria-label="Small button group">
+ <button type="button" class="btn btn-default">Left</button>
+ <button type="button" class="btn btn-default">Middle</button>
+ <button type="button" class="btn btn-default">Right</button>
</div>
- <div class="btn-toolbar" role="toolbar">
- <div class="btn-group btn-group-xs">
- <button type="button" class="btn btn-default">Left</button>
- <button type="button" class="btn btn-default">Middle</button>
- <button type="button" class="btn btn-default">Right</button>
- </div>
+ <br>
+ <div class="btn-group btn-group-xs" role="group" aria-label="Extra-small button group">
+ <button type="button" class="btn btn-default">Left</button>
+ <button type="button" class="btn btn-default">Middle</button>
+ <button type="button" class="btn btn-default">Right</button>
</div>
</div>
{% highlight html %}
-<div class="btn-group btn-group-lg">...</div>
-<div class="btn-group">...</div>
-<div class="btn-group btn-group-sm">...</div>
-<div class="btn-group btn-group-xs">...</div>
+<div class="btn-group btn-group-lg" role="group" aria-label="...">...</div>
+<div class="btn-group" role="group" aria-label="...">...</div>
+<div class="btn-group btn-group-sm" role="group" aria-label="...">...</div>
+<div class="btn-group btn-group-xs" role="group" aria-label="...">...</div>
{% endhighlight %}
<h3 id="btn-groups-nested">Nesting</h3>
<p>Place a <code>.btn-group</code> within another <code>.btn-group</code> when you want dropdown menus mixed with a series of buttons.</p>
<div class="bs-example">
- <div class="btn-group">
+ <div class="btn-group" role="group" aria-label="Button group with nested dropdown">
<button type="button" class="btn btn-default">1</button>
<button type="button" class="btn btn-default">2</button>
- <div class="btn-group">
- <button id="btnGroupDrop1" type="button" class="btn btn-default dropdown-toggle" data-toggle="dropdown">
+ <div class="btn-group" role="group">
+ <button id="btnGroupDrop1" type="button" class="btn btn-default dropdown-toggle" data-toggle="dropdown" aria-expanded="false">
Dropdown
<span class="caret"></span>
</button>
@@ -112,12 +114,12 @@
</div>
</div>
{% highlight html %}
-<div class="btn-group">
+<div class="btn-group" role="group" aria-label="...">
<button type="button" class="btn btn-default">1</button>
<button type="button" class="btn btn-default">2</button>
- <div class="btn-group">
- <button type="button" class="btn btn-default dropdown-toggle" data-toggle="dropdown">
+ <div class="btn-group" role="group">
+ <button type="button" class="btn btn-default dropdown-toggle" data-toggle="dropdown" aria-expanded="false">
Dropdown
<span class="caret"></span>
</button>
@@ -132,11 +134,11 @@
<h3 id="btn-groups-vertical">Vertical variation</h3>
<p>Make a set of buttons appear vertically stacked rather than horizontally. <strong class="text-danger">Split button dropdowns are not supported here.</strong></p>
<div class="bs-example">
- <div class="btn-group-vertical">
+ <div class="btn-group-vertical" role="group" aria-label="Vertical button group">
<button type="button" class="btn btn-default">Button</button>
<button type="button" class="btn btn-default">Button</button>
- <div class="btn-group">
- <button id="btnGroupVerticalDrop1" type="button" class="btn btn-default dropdown-toggle" data-toggle="dropdown">
+ <div class="btn-group" role="group">
+ <button id="btnGroupVerticalDrop1" type="button" class="btn btn-default dropdown-toggle" data-toggle="dropdown" aria-expanded="false">
Dropdown
<span class="caret"></span>
</button>
@@ -147,8 +149,8 @@
</div>
<button type="button" class="btn btn-default">Button</button>
<button type="button" class="btn btn-default">Button</button>
- <div class="btn-group">
- <button id="btnGroupVerticalDrop2" type="button" class="btn btn-default dropdown-toggle" data-toggle="dropdown">
+ <div class="btn-group" role="group">
+ <button id="btnGroupVerticalDrop2" type="button" class="btn btn-default dropdown-toggle" data-toggle="dropdown" aria-expanded="false">
Dropdown
<span class="caret"></span>
</button>
@@ -157,8 +159,8 @@
<li><a href="#">Dropdown link</a></li>
</ul>
</div>
- <div class="btn-group">
- <button id="btnGroupVerticalDrop3" type="button" class="btn btn-default dropdown-toggle" data-toggle="dropdown">
+ <div class="btn-group" role="group">
+ <button id="btnGroupVerticalDrop3" type="button" class="btn btn-default dropdown-toggle" data-toggle="dropdown" aria-expanded="false">
Dropdown
<span class="caret"></span>
</button>
@@ -167,8 +169,8 @@
<li><a href="#">Dropdown link</a></li>
</ul>
</div>
- <div class="btn-group">
- <button id="btnGroupVerticalDrop4" type="button" class="btn btn-default dropdown-toggle" data-toggle="dropdown">
+ <div class="btn-group" role="group">
+ <button id="btnGroupVerticalDrop4" type="button" class="btn btn-default dropdown-toggle" data-toggle="dropdown" aria-expanded="false">
Dropdown
<span class="caret"></span>
</button>
@@ -180,7 +182,7 @@
</div>
</div>
{% highlight html %}
-<div class="btn-group-vertical">
+<div class="btn-group-vertical" role="group" aria-label="...">
...
</div>
{% endhighlight %}
@@ -201,17 +203,17 @@
<h4>With <code>&lt;a&gt;</code> elements</h4>
<p>Just wrap a series of <code>.btn</code>s in <code>.btn-group.btn-group-justified</code>.</p>
<div class="bs-example">
- <div class="btn-group btn-group-justified">
+ <div class="btn-group btn-group-justified" role="group" aria-label="Justified button group">
<a href="#" class="btn btn-default" role="button">Left</a>
<a href="#" class="btn btn-default" role="button">Middle</a>
<a href="#" class="btn btn-default" role="button">Right</a>
</div>
<br>
- <div class="btn-group btn-group-justified">
+ <div class="btn-group btn-group-justified" role="group" aria-label="Justified button group with nested dropdown">
<a href="#" class="btn btn-default" role="button">Left</a>
<a href="#" class="btn btn-default" role="button">Middle</a>
- <div class="btn-group">
- <a href="#" class="btn btn-default dropdown-toggle" data-toggle="dropdown">
+ <div class="btn-group" role="group">
+ <a href="#" class="btn btn-default dropdown-toggle" data-toggle="dropdown" role="button" aria-expanded="false">
Dropdown <span class="caret"></span>
</a>
<ul class="dropdown-menu" role="menu">
@@ -225,35 +227,40 @@
</div>
</div>
{% highlight html %}
-<div class="btn-group btn-group-justified">
+<div class="btn-group btn-group-justified" role="group" aria-label="...">
...
</div>
{% endhighlight %}
+ <div class="bs-callout bs-callout-warning">
+ <h4>Links acting as buttons</h4>
+ <p>If the <code>&lt;a&gt;</code> elements are used to act as buttons – triggering in-page functionality, rather than navigating to another document or section within the current page – they should also be given an appropriate <code>role="button"</code>.</p>
+ </div>
+
<h4>With <code>&lt;button&gt;</code> elements</h4>
- <p>To use justified button groups with <code>&lt;button&gt;</code> elements, <strong class="text-danger">you must wrap each button in a button group</strong>. Most browsers don't properly apply our CSS for justification to <code>&lt;button&gt;</code> elements, but since we support button dropdowns, we can workaround that.</p>
+ <p>To use justified button groups with <code>&lt;button&gt;</code> elements, <strong class="text-danger">you must wrap each button in a button group</strong>. Most browsers don't properly apply our CSS for justification to <code>&lt;button&gt;</code> elements, but since we support button dropdowns, we can work around that.</p>
<div class="bs-example">
- <div class="btn-group btn-group-justified">
- <div class="btn-group">
+ <div class="btn-group btn-group-justified" role="group" aria-label="Justified button group">
+ <div class="btn-group" role="group">
<button type="button" class="btn btn-default">Left</button>
</div>
- <div class="btn-group">
+ <div class="btn-group" role="group">
<button type="button" class="btn btn-default">Middle</button>
</div>
- <div class="btn-group">
+ <div class="btn-group" role="group">
<button type="button" class="btn btn-default">Right</button>
</div>
</div>
</div>
{% highlight html %}
-<div class="btn-group btn-group-justified">
- <div class="btn-group">
+<div class="btn-group btn-group-justified" role="group" aria-label="...">
+ <div class="btn-group" role="group">
<button type="button" class="btn btn-default">Left</button>
</div>
- <div class="btn-group">
+ <div class="btn-group" role="group">
<button type="button" class="btn btn-default">Middle</button>
</div>
- <div class="btn-group">
+ <div class="btn-group" role="group">
<button type="button" class="btn btn-default">Right</button>
</div>
</div>