The select element below includes a selected option (option 2) as well as a disabled option (option 3).
| Expectation | Chrome (Win) | Chrome (Mac) | Firefox (Win) | Firefox (Mac) | Edge (Win) | Safari (Mac) | Safari (iOS) | Chrome Android |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Browser displays the `selected` option | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not tested |
| The `disabled` option cannot be selected | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not tested |
| Enter: opens the menu and places focus on the selected item. | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | N/A | Not tested |
| Space: opens the menu and places focus on the selected item. | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | N/A | Not tested |
| Optional) Down Arrow: opens the menu and moves focus to the first menu item. | No, just traverses the list | No, opens menu and starts on `selected` item | No, just traverses the list | No, just traverses the list | No, opens menu and starts on `selected` item | No, opens menu and starts on `selected` item | N/A | Not tested |
| (Optional) Up Arrow: opens the menu and moves focus to the last menu item. | No, just traverses the list | No, opens menu and starts on `selected` item | No, just traverses the list | No, just traverses the list | No, opens menu and starts on `selected` item | No, opens menu and starts on `selected` item | N/A | Not tested |
| Esc closes select | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | N/A | Not tested |
| Expectation | JAWS 2024 with Chrome | JAWS 2024 with Firefox | JAWS 2024 with Edge | NVDA with Chrome | NVDA with Firefox | Narrator on Edge | VoiceOver on Mac with Safari | VoiceOver on iOS with Safari | Talkback on Android with Chrome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Announce Label text | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not tested |
| Announce `selected` option | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Announce each option | Yes | Yes including `disabled` | Yes | Yes including `disabled` | Yes including `disabled` | Yes including `disabled` | Yes including `disabled` | Yes | Not tested |
| Announce number of options | Yes | X of Y (not great) | Yes | X of Y (not great) | X of Y (not great) | X of Y (not great) | No | No | Not tested |
| Announce manual selected option | Label + `selected` option | Label + `selected` option | Label + `selected` option | Label + `selected` option | Label + `selected` option | Label + `selected` option | Label + `selected` option | Yes | Not tested |