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HTML Guides for searchbox
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The role="searchbox" attribute is redundant on an <input type="search"> without a list attribute and should be removed.
According to the HTML and ARIA specifications, an <input> element with type="search" is already recognized by assistive technologies as a search box. Adding role="searchbox" does not provide additional meaning and is considered unnecessary and potentially confusing by validators.
Incorrect usage:
<input type="search" role="searchbox" placeholder="Search...">Correct usage:
<input type="search" placeholder="Search...">
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