What’s the difference between HTML ‘hidden’ and ‘aria-hidden’ attributes?

ARIA (Accessible Rich Internet Applications) defines a way to make Web content and Web applications more accessible to people with disabilities.

The hidden attribute is new in HTML5 and tells browsers not to display the element. The aria-hidden property tells screen-readers if they should ignore the element. Have a look at the w3 docs for more details:

Using these standards can make it easier for disabled people to use the web.

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