The navigation role
Semantics
A landmark containing a collection of navigational elements (usually links) for navigating the document or related documents.
Abstract Role
LandmarkRepresents a top-level section of a page, relevant to a specific purpose, that a user may want to scan for quickly and could appear in a site map or table of contents.
Content Category
Flow ContentAn element that structures and organizes the body of a web document.
Allowed Descendants
Flow Children Allowed
No main element descendants allowed.
Usage
Elements that can designate the role in HTML:
navsection[role=navigation]div[role=navigation]custom-element[role=navigation]