# role='text' should have no focusable descendants

> Canonical HTML version: https://rocketvalidator.com/accessibility-validation/axe/4.8/aria-text
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No focusable children are allowed on elements with the `role="text"` attribute.

When a text node is split by markup (for example, `<h1>Good morning, <span>friend</span></h1>`)
VoiceOver will treat it as two distinct phrases rather than one. Adding `role="text"` to the elements circumvents the issue.

In addition, it overrides the role of the element and its descendants, treating them as text nodes. If one of the descendant items is also focusable, an empty tab stop will be generated. That is, you might tab to the element but VoiceOver would not announce its name, role, or value.

<h3>What this Accessibility Rule Checks</h3>

Checks each element with the `role="text"` attribute to guarantee that none of its children are focusable.