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title: "ARIA: composite role"
slug: Web/Accessibility/ARIA/Roles/composite_role
spec-urls: https://w3c.github.io/aria/#composite

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The composite abstract role indicates a widget that may contain navigable descendants or owned children.

Note: The composite role is an abstract role. It is included here for completeness of documentation. It should not be used by web authors.

Description

Composite is an abstract role used for the ontology. Don't use this role in content. Instead, use the composite subclasses of grid, select, spinbutton, and tablist

Best Practices

Do not use.

Specifications

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See Also

• ARIA: widget role

• ARIA: grid role

• ARIA: select role

• ARIA: spinbutton role

• ARIA: tablist role

1. WAI-ARIA roles

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