Writing Accessible Carousel Slide Labels
Writing Accessible Carousel Slide Labels records the APG’s content-name preference and bounded numeric fallback without turning carousel implementation mechanics into writing advice.
Prefer a unique name that identifies each slide’s content; use a position such as “3 of 10” only when a meaningful unique slide name is unavailable.
Key details
Important caveats
Scope Boundary
This page covers slide-name wording; aria-roledescription, live-region behavior, and carousel focus/rotation mechanics remain implementation concerns.
Further guidance
Content
Give each slide a unique content-based name when possible; if no useful unique name is available in the basic carousel pattern, a position label such as “3 of 10” can provide meaningful identification.
Purpose
Distinct slide names help users identify the current slide and support slide-picker controls that refer to the slide by name or number.
Sources and evidence
Sources are shown with the role they play in this guide. Historical or style-sensitive claims are kept within the evidence boundary described above.
- Carousel Pattern — WAI-ARIA Authoring Practices Guide (opens in a new tab)World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) · W3C APG guidance for carousel rotation-control labels and slide accessible names.