HTML Element Inspector

Author: Amir Soleimani
NVDA compatibility: 2026.1 and later

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Overview

HTML Element Inspector is a lightweight inspection tool inspired by the “Element Information” feature in JAWS.
It generates a compact, semantic report for the currently focused web element.

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Shortcut

• NVDA + Shift + F1 — Inspect the focused element.

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Requirements

• Use on web content while NVDA is in Browse Mode (Virtual Buffer).
• This add-on does not copy anything to the clipboard; it only displays a report.

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Browser Testing

This add-on has been tested primarily with NVDA + Google Chrome.
Firefox compatibility has not yet been fully verified.

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What the Report Is Built From

• NVDA object model (role, states, name/value/description when available)
• IA2 / Web attributes (tag, role/xml-roles, aria relationships, setsize/posinset, etc.)
• A short ancestor chain to provide context

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Philosophy

• Semantic first: Prefer meaningful attributes over raw noise.
• Conservative: Avoid unsafe guessing (e.g., tabindex is only reported when explicitly exposed, except for role="tab" where it helps debugging roving tabindex patterns).
• Readable: Stable formatting designed for easy comparison with other tools.

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Feedback and Contributions

Feedback and contributions to improve this add-on are welcome.