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Improved .sr-only

Improved .sr-only

Theorically bulletproof CSS class for visually hide anything and keep it accessible to ATs.

A Pen by ffoodd on CodePen.

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<button type="button">
<span aria-hidden="true">&times;</span>
<span class="sr-only">Close</span>
</button>
<a href="/" class="sr-only sr-only-focusable">Skippy</a>
<div dir="rtl">
<button type="button">
<span aria-hidden="true">&times;</span>
<span class="sr-only">Close</span>
</button>
<a href="ffoodd.fr" class="sr-only sr-only-focusable">ffoodd.fr</a>
</div>
/*
Improved screen reader only CSS class
@author Gaël Poupard
@note Based on Yahoo!'s technique
@author Thierry Koblentz
@see https://www.cssmojo.com/hide-content-from-sighted-users/
* 1.
@note `clip` is deprecated but works everywhere
@see https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/clip
* 2.
@note `clip-path` is the future-proof version, but not very well supported yet
@see https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/clip-path
@see http://caniuse.com/#search=clip-path
@author Yvain Liechti
@see https://twitter.com/ryuran78/status/778943389819604992
* 3.
@note preventing text to be condensed
author J. Renée Beach
@see https://medium.com/@jessebeach/beware-smushed-off-screen-accessible-text-5952a4c2cbfe
@note Drupal 8 goes with word-wrap: normal instead
@see https://www.drupal.org/node/2045151
@see http://cgit.drupalcode.org/drupal/commit/?id=5b847ea
* 4.
@note !important is important
@note Obviously you wanna hide something
@author Harry Roberts
@see https://csswizardry.com/2016/05/the-importance-of-important/
*/
.sr-only {
border: 0 !important;
clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px) !important; /* 1 */
-webkit-clip-path: inset(50%) !important;
clip-path: inset(50%) !important; /* 2 */
height: 1px !important;
margin: -1px !important;
overflow: hidden !important;
padding: 0 !important;
position: absolute !important;
width: 1px !important;
white-space: nowrap !important; /* 3 */
}
/*
Use in conjunction with .sr-only to only display content when it's focused.
@note Useful for skip links
@see http://www.w3.org/TR/2013/NOTE-WCAG20-TECHS-20130905/G1
@note Based on a HTML5 Boilerplate technique, included in Bootstrap
@note Fixed a bug with position: static on iOS 10.0.2 + VoiceOver
@author Sylvain Pigeard
@see https://github.com/twbs/bootstrap/issues/20732
*/
.sr-only-focusable:focus,
.sr-only-focusable:active {
clip: auto !important;
-webkit-clip-path: none !important;
clip-path: none !important;
height: auto !important;
margin: auto !important;
overflow: visible !important;
width: auto !important;
white-space: normal !important;
}
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ffoodd commented Apr 5, 2023

Thanks @GlitzSmarter for reporting, I managed to find a copy on the author's own blog.

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Why position absolute as opposed to fixed?

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Why position absolute as opposed to fixed?

@aquaductape https://webaim.org/techniques/css/invisiblecontent/
"position:absolute; tells the browser to remove the element from the page flow and to begin positioning it."

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