New in ARIA 1.1
A cell in a tabular container. See related gridcell.
Authors MUST ensure elements with role cell are contained in, or owned by, an element with the role row.
HTML Example
<div role="table" aria-label="Students" aria-describedby="students_table_desc"> <div id="students_table_desc"> Students currently enrolled in WAI-ARIA 101 for the coming semester </div> <div role="rowgroup"> <div role="row"> <span role="columnheader"> First Name </span> <span role="columnheader"> Last Name </span> <span role="columnheader"> Company </span> <span role="columnheader"> Address </span> </div> </div> <div role="rowgroup"> <div role="row"> <span role="cell"> Fred </span> <span role="cell"> Jackson </span> <span role="cell"> Acme, Inc. </span> <span role="cell"> 123 Broad St. </span> </div> <div role="row"> <span role="cell"> Sara </span> <span role="cell"> James </span> <span role="cell"> Acme, Inc. </span> <span role="cell"> 123 Broad St. </span> </div> <div role="row"> <span role="cell"> Ralph </span> <span role="cell"> Jefferson </span> <span role="cell"> XYZ, Inc. </span> <span role="cell"> 456 Main St. </span> </div> <div role="row"> <span role="cell"> Nancy </span> <span role="cell"> Jensen </span> <span role="cell"> XYZ, Inc. </span> <span role="cell"> 456 Main St. </span> </div> </div> </div>Superclass Role
Subclass Roles
Base Concept
Required Context Role
Supported States and Properties
Name From
Use the HTML <td> tag.
<table> <tr> <td>Cell A</td> <td>Cell B</td> </tr></table>The “cell” role is only valid within a role=”table” construct, and is not valid within any other construct such as role=”grid”. The use of the roles “table” and “cell” are only valid within a construct that simulates a standard data table.