UInputMenu creates a button, how to add an aria-label?
This makes a button from the search icon. But I cant add a label to it making my SEO score not perfect. How can I fix this?
12 Replies
Hi @Kyllian. I'm kapa.ai, your friendly support bot. I will try to answer your question by searching through the knowledge base. :wave:
----------------------
Based on the knowledge sources, I can see that you're trying to add an aria-label to the button created by the UInputMenu component in Nuxt UI. The issue is that the trailing icon is being rendered as a button without proper accessibility attributes.
Looking at the documentation, the UInputMenu component extends functionality from other components like Input. When you use the
#trailing slot with an icon, it creates a button that needs proper accessibility labeling.
There are a couple of approaches to solve this:
1. Use a UButton component in the trailing slot
Instead of just using a UIcon in the trailing slot, you can use a UButton component which allows you to set an aria-label directly:
This approach is demonstrated in the Input component examples where buttons are used in the trailing slot with proper aria-labels.
2. Use the trailing-icon prop
Alternatively, you can use the trailing-icon prop directly on the UInputMenu component:
However, this second approach might not work perfectly for aria-labels as the UI prop is primarily designed for styling classes rather than HTML attributes.
The first approach using a UButton in the trailing slot is more reliable for accessibility purposes and follows the patterns shown in the Nuxt UI documentation examples.
----------------------
Note: you can ask me a follow up question by @ mentioning me again :speech_balloon:
----------------------<@166602211780984832> Kapa.ai is still learning and improving, please let me know how I did by reacting below.
@kapa.ai the first option simply creates a button in a button
Let me check the knowledge base for you again. One moment! :books:
----------------------
You're right, and that's an important observation. Placing a button inside the trailing slot of UInputMenu would indeed create a nested button structure (a button inside a button), which is not valid HTML and can cause accessibility issues.
Looking more closely at the documentation, I see that the UInputMenu component already creates interactive elements, and adding another button in the trailing slot would be problematic.
A better approach would be to use the
trailing-icon prop directly and then customize the accessibility attributes of the entire component. Here are some alternatives:
1. Use the trailing-icon prop and add an aria-label to the entire component:
2. If you need to specifically label the search action, you might need to customize the component at a deeper level or consider a different component structure that better suits your accessibility needs.
The examples in the Input component documentation show various ways to customize the component, but you're right that we need to be careful about creating invalid HTML structures like nested buttons.
Thank you for pointing this out - it's an important consideration for maintaining proper accessibility and HTML validity.
----------------------
Note: you can ask me a follow up question by @ mentioning me again :speech_balloon:
----------------------<@166602211780984832> Kapa.ai is still learning and improving, please let me know how I did by reacting below.
@kapa.ai this adds the area label to the input field, not the button in the input field
Let me check the knowledge base for you again. One moment! :books:
----------------------
You're absolutely right. Adding the
aria-label to the UInputMenu component itself would label the input field rather than the trailing icon button.
Looking more closely at the Nuxt UI documentation, I see that there isn't a direct way to add an aria-label specifically to the trailing icon button that's generated by the component. This is a limitation in the current implementation.
Here are some potential approaches to address this issue:
1. Use the UI prop to target the trailing icon:
You might be able to use the UI prop to customize the trailing icon's attributes, though this is not explicitly documented for accessibility attributes:
2. Create a custom wrapper or extension of the UInputMenu component where you can directly modify the trailing icon's attributes.
3. Consider using a different component structure that gives you more control over the individual elements, such as using a basic UInput with custom elements for the search functionality.
Unfortunately, the knowledge sources don't provide a clear solution for adding an aria-label specifically to the trailing icon button within the UInputMenu component. This appears to be a limitation in the current implementation of the component that might need to be addressed at the library level.
If accessibility is critical for your application (which it should be), you might want to consider filing an issue on the Nuxt UI GitHub repository to request better accessibility support for the trailing icon buttons.
----------------------
Note: you can ask me a follow up question by @ mentioning me again :speech_balloon:
----------------------<@166602211780984832> Kapa.ai is still learning and improving, please let me know how I did by reacting below.
@kapa.ai im not talking about the trailing icon, it creates a BUTTON with the trailing icon in it
Let me check the knowledge base for you again. One moment! :books:
----------------------
I apologize for the confusion. You're right - the UInputMenu component creates a button element that contains the trailing icon, and you need to add an aria-label to that button specifically.
Looking at the documentation more carefully, I can see that the UInputMenu component creates a button with the trailing icon, similar to how other components like Select and SelectMenu work.
Based on the knowledge sources, there isn't a direct prop specifically for adding an aria-label to this button. However, there are a few potential approaches:
1. You might be able to use the component's UI customization system to target the button:
2. Another approach might be to use the global configuration in your app.config.ts to set default aria attributes for the InputMenu component:
However, I should note that the knowledge sources don't explicitly document a way to add an aria-label specifically to the button element created by the UInputMenu component. This appears to be a limitation in the current implementation that might need to be addressed at the library level.
If these approaches don't work, you might need to consider using a different component structure or creating a custom component that provides better accessibility control.
----------------------
Note: you can ask me a follow up question by @ mentioning me again :speech_balloon:
----------------------
<@166602211780984832> Kapa.ai is still learning and improving, please let me know how I did by reacting below.
screw this ill just remove the icon