VisuallyHidden

Utility component that supports text that is visually hidden from the UI, but is read by screen readers.
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Import

import { VisuallyHidden } from "@fuegokit/react";

Usage

Use Visually Hidden to provide text for screen readers that is visually hidden.

In the following example, screen readers will announce "Appfire" and ignore the Logo svg; the browser displays the Logo svg and ignores the text.

With icon-only buttons and elements, Visually Hidden provides an accessible experience to people who use screen readers.

Accessibility

Visually Hidden uses position:absolute, overflow:hidden, and clip: 'rect(0 0 0 0)' as well as other battle-tested CSS properties to hide elements from sighted users. It works across all major browsers and has no effect on layout.

Do not use display: none or visibility:hidden to hide elements from sighted users that is intended for screen readers, as this will hide the contents from screen-reader users as well.

Do
A code editor using Fuegokit's VisuallyHidden component.

Do

Use Visually Hidden to provide an accessible experience to users of assistive technologies.

Don't
A code editor with a span having its CSS 'display' property set to 'none'.

Don't

Don't use `display:none` or `visibility:hidden` as those will hide the contents from screen-reader users.

Further reading