Many HTML elements have an accessible name. It can be derived from different sources, and browsers use an algorithm called the Accessible Name and Description Computation to figure it out.
The accessible name for a HTML element is exposed in the browser’s accessibility tree. It is the piece of information used by Assistive Technologies (AT) to identify the element. For example, someone using a speech recognition tool can target the element using its accessible name, or someone using a screen reader will hear the accessible name announced as they moved focus to that element.
The accessible name for an element can be derived from the element’s content, an attribute, or from an associated element.
Using the element’s content
The content of an <a> element gives the link its accessible name. The accessible name for the following link is “Chamukos tequila”.
