html.elements.s - Safari with VoiceOver does not announce text preceding <s> element #27446
Description
What type of issue is this?
Incorrect support data (example: BrowserX says "86" but support was added in "40")
What information was incorrect, unhelpful, or incomplete?
Support for the <s> element is incomplete / has regressed in Safari 18 (through 18.5 as of this writing). When paired with VoiceOver it functionally removes preceding content from the page.
What browsers does this problem apply to, if applicable?
No response
What did you expect to see?
When using VoiceOver with Safari, that the text preceding a <s> would be announced.'
Did you test this? If so, how?
In a test using <s> or role="deletion", VoiceOver with Safari does not announce the opening of the sentence, instead jumping to where the element starts.
To replicate:
- Open Safari and activate VoiceOver
- Go to:
- Use the
read-allcommand (VO + A) - Observe how, for most paragraphs, the words preceding the element are not announced.
Can you link to any release notes, bugs, pull requests, or MDN pages related to this?
286267: AX: VoiceOver does not announce text preceding some phrasing elements
Do you have anything more you want to share?
VO-Safari_phrasing-elements.mp4
MDN URL
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Reference/Elements/s
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