HTML’s best kept secret: the <output> tag

Output. HTML’s best kept secret.

Den Odell highlights how this little-used element makes dynamic results accessible by default. It’s mapped to role="status", announcing value changes without extra ARIA code. Present since 2008, <output> connects to inputs via for="", works not just in forms, and enjoys wide browser support.

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Tags: html, a11y