Use dialog element

[gavmck]

Could this make use of the dialog element for greater accessibility?

http://www.w3schools.com/tags/tag_dialog.asp

[diasbruno]

@gavmck It would be nice, but it seems to be implemented in a few browsers...
There is an attribute role=dialog, maybe it can be useful for now.

Sources:
MDN - Dialog
caniuse.com/dialog

[NickHeiner]

Yes, you should be putting role="dialog" on the modal element. That will assist screen readers by letting them understand the semantic role of the element in the app.

[NickHeiner]

Nice!

[OliverJAsh]

Fast forward 7 years, the dialog element now has good support. Can we re-open this?

[gavmck]

@OliverJAsh That would be great 🚀

[jaxor24]

Also keen for this