#2517·shoelace

Visually hidden content is not read by screen readers in the 'Links That Open in New Windows' example

Author: SaruSeemakurthyCreated Sep 26, 2025Updated Sep 26, 2025
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Visually hidden content is not read by screen readers in the 'Links That Open in New Windows' example https://shoelace.style/components/visually-hidden#links-that-open-in-new-windows

To Reproduce

Steps to reproduce the behavior:

  1. Go to the shoelace and navigate to the 'visually hidden' component. https://shoelace.style/components/visually-hidden
  2. Enable the Windows default screen reader 'Narrator' by pressing 'Windows +Ctrl+enter"
  3. Make sure the screen reader starts reading.
  4. Navigate to 'Links That Open in New Windows' example https://shoelace.style/components/visually-hidden#links-that-open-in-new-windows
  5. Verify that the screen reader does not read the “opens in a new window” 'visually hidden content' in that example.

Browser / OS

  • OS: Windows 11
  • Browser: Chrome
  • Browser version: 140.0.7339.128