role=option must have parent with role=listbox Web Standard

Description

An element with role=option must have a parent or owner with role=listbox

Help

Roles that are part of composite structures like tables or tabs must be owned by the correct parent role. For example, role=cell elements must be owned by a role=row element.

Applicable standards

• ff89c9
• 5.2.7
• (Success Criteria: 1.3.1 level A)
• (Success Criteria: 1.3.1 level A)
• (Success Criteria: 1.3.1 level A)
• (Success Criteria: 1.3.1 level A)
• HTML

Note: Section 508 Refresh (2017) checkpoints are equivalent to WCAG 2.0 level A and level AA checkpoints. EN 301 549 checkpoints are equivalent to WCAG 2.1 level A and level AA checkpoints.

Change history

• 2026.60 Apr 2026 Added mapping to ARIA 1.3.
• 6.47 Dec 2022 Updated for ARIA 1.2.
• 5.39 Nov 2020 Aligned with ACT Rules.
• 5.37 May 2020 Improved detection.
• 5.2 May 2013 Added.

This page describes a web site issue detected in HTML documents by SortSite Desktop and OnDemand Suite.

Rule ID: W3cHtml5AriaRequiredParentRoles-option