Semantics
A cell in a tabular container.
Additional info from the ARIA specification
See related gridcell.
Authors MUST ensure elements with role cell are the accessibility children of an element with the role row.
Abstract Role
StructureRepresents a non-interactive part of a page that organizes content into coherent units.
Content Category
Only Used with Specific Parent Roles
This role must be a direct descendant of one of the following roles:
row
Allowed Descendants
Flow Children Allowed
No main element descendants allowed.
Usage
Allowed HTML elements
Implicit semantics
These elements have the role semantics by default, without needing to set the role attribute. Reach for elements with native semantics first when choosing how to implement a role in your content.
td
Explicitly allowed
th[role=cell]
Elements that can have any role
abbr[role=cell]address[role=cell]b[role=cell]blockquote[role=cell]canvas[role=cell]cite[role=cell]code[role=cell]custom-element[role=cell]data[role=cell]del[role=cell]dfn[role=cell]div[role=cell]em[role=cell]figure[role=cell]i[role=cell]ins[role=cell]kbd[role=cell]mark[role=cell]output[role=cell]p[role=cell]pre[role=cell]q[role=cell]samp[role=cell]small[role=cell]span[role=cell]table[role=cell]tbody[role=cell]tfoot[role=cell]thead[role=cell]time[role=cell]u[role=cell]var[role=cell]