fix: search toggle - correct aria attributes and safari icon alignment#243
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fix: search toggle - correct aria attributes and safari icon alignment#243
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Add aria-controls and the corrected values for aria-expanded on the main navigation toggle search button, so the button is properly announced as expanded or collapsed.
jawinn
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Apr 3, 2026
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Note: just happened on this one; fixing for the older Safari nesting syntax that got updated in other places.
kaseybon
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Apr 7, 2026
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Summary of changes
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aria-controlsand the corrected values foraria-expandedon the main navigation toggle search button, so the button is properly announced as expanded or collapsed.Also adds a CSS fix for Safari's alignment of the search icon (existing issue), noticed during browser testing:

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aria-controlsandaria-expandedon search toggle button.Browser Testing
We should aim to support the latest version of the listed browsers. For older versions or other browsers not on the list, content should be accessible, even if it doesn't completely match the designs.
Developers should test as they work in the browsers available on their machines. If they have access to other devices to test other browser/OS combinations, they should do that when possible.
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