# Standard Attributes Standard attributes that can be adopted by any accessibility object. ## Topics ### Constants [`static let children: NSAccessibility.Attribute`](/documentation/AppKit/NSAccessibility-swift.struct/Attribute/children) The element’s child elements in the accessibility hierarchy (`NSArray`). [`static let contents: NSAccessibility.Attribute`](/documentation/AppKit/NSAccessibility-swift.struct/Attribute/contents) Elements that represent the contents in the current element, such as the document view of a scroll view (`NSArray`). [`static let description: NSAccessibility.Attribute`](/documentation/AppKit/NSAccessibility-swift.struct/Attribute/description) The purpose of the element, not including the role (`NSString`). [`static let enabled: NSAccessibility.Attribute`](/documentation/AppKit/NSAccessibility-swift.struct/Attribute/enabled) A flag that indicates the enabled state of the element (`NSNumber`). [`static let focused: NSAccessibility.Attribute`](/documentation/AppKit/NSAccessibility-swift.struct/Attribute/focused) A flag that indicates the presence of keyboard focus (`NSNumber`). [`static let help: NSAccessibility.Attribute`](/documentation/AppKit/NSAccessibility-swift.struct/Attribute/help) The help text for the element (`NSString`). [`static let maxValue: NSAccessibility.Attribute`](/documentation/AppKit/NSAccessibility-swift.struct/Attribute/maxValue) The element’s maximum value (`id`). [`static let minValue: NSAccessibility.Attribute`](/documentation/AppKit/NSAccessibility-swift.struct/Attribute/minValue) The element’s minimum value (`id`). [`static let parent: NSAccessibility.Attribute`](/documentation/AppKit/NSAccessibility-swift.struct/Attribute/parent) The element’s parent element in the accessibility hierarchy (`id`). [`static let position: NSAccessibility.Attribute`](/documentation/AppKit/NSAccessibility-swift.struct/Attribute/position) The position in points of the element’s lower-left corner in screen-relative coordinates (`NSValue`). [`static let role: NSAccessibility.Attribute`](/documentation/AppKit/NSAccessibility-swift.struct/Attribute/role) The element’s type, such as `NSAccessibilityRadioButtonRole` (`NSString`). See Roles for a list of available roles. [`static let roleDescription: NSAccessibility.Attribute`](/documentation/AppKit/NSAccessibility-swift.struct/Attribute/roleDescription) A localized, human-intelligible description of the element’s role, such as `radio button` (`NSString`). [`static let selectedChildren: NSAccessibility.Attribute`](/documentation/AppKit/NSAccessibility-swift.struct/Attribute/selectedChildren) The currently selected children of the element (`NSArray`). [`static let shownMenu: NSAccessibility.Attribute`](/documentation/AppKit/NSAccessibility-swift.struct/Attribute/shownMenu) The menu currently being displayed (`id`). [`static let size: NSAccessibility.Attribute`](/documentation/AppKit/NSAccessibility-swift.struct/Attribute/size) The element’s size in points (`NSValue`). [`static let subrole: NSAccessibility.Attribute`](/documentation/AppKit/NSAccessibility-swift.struct/Attribute/subrole) The element’s subrole, such as `NSAccessibilityTableRowSubrole` (`NSString`). See Subroles for a list of available subroles. [`static let title: NSAccessibility.Attribute`](/documentation/AppKit/NSAccessibility-swift.struct/Attribute/title) The title of the element, such as a button’s visible text (`NSString`). [`static let topLevelUIElement: NSAccessibility.Attribute`](/documentation/AppKit/NSAccessibility-swift.struct/Attribute/topLevelUIElement) The top-level element that contains this element (`id`). [`static let value: NSAccessibility.Attribute`](/documentation/AppKit/NSAccessibility-swift.struct/Attribute/value) The element’s value (`id`). [`static let valueDescription: NSAccessibility.Attribute`](/documentation/AppKit/NSAccessibility-swift.struct/Attribute/valueDescription) The description of the element’s value (`NSString`). [`static let visibleChildren: NSAccessibility.Attribute`](/documentation/AppKit/NSAccessibility-swift.struct/Attribute/visibleChildren) The element’s child elements that are visible (`NSArray`). [`static let window: NSAccessibility.Attribute`](/documentation/AppKit/NSAccessibility-swift.struct/Attribute/window) The window containing the current element (`id`). --- Copyright © 2026 Apple Inc. All rights reserved. | [Terms of Use](https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/terms/site.html) | [Privacy Policy](https://www.apple.com/privacy/privacy-policy)