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                    <a class="c-pagination__link c-pagination__link--number" href="?tag=&amp;page=4" role="button">
                        <span class="u-visuallyhidden">Page </span>4
                    </a>
                </li>

                <li class="c-pagination__item c-pagination__item--dots">
                    <a href="?tag=&amp;page=5" class="c-pagination__link c-pagination__link--button" role="button">
                        <span>...</span><span class="u-visuallyhidden">Next set of pages</span>
                    </a>
                </li>

                <li class="c-pagination__item c-pagination__item--next">
                    <a href="?tag=&amp;page=2" class="c-pagination__link c-pagination__link--button " role="button">
                        <span>Next</span><span class="u-visuallyhidden"> page</span>
                        <span class="icon icon-arrow_right"></span>
                    </a>
                </li>
        </ul>
    </nav>
</div>
                            
                        

Guidance

  • Set the aria-disabled attribute to true when a button, (for example the Previous button on the first page of the collection) is disabled.
  • Ensure disabled buttons can't receive keyboard focus by applying the tabindex attribute with a value of -1.
  • Include additional hidden text content for screen reader users where necessary. For example, the horizontal ellipsis that links to the next set of pages should be labelled as such using the u-visuallyhidden class.