Semantics (Flutter Widget of the Week)

Flutter's Semantics widget can annotate an app's UI with information about the meaning of other widgets. It has almost fifty properties you can use to provide descriptions, metadata and more to screen readers and other semantic analysis-based tools. Learn about some of the available properties and start using Semantics in your app today!

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[omffgusernames]

The zoom out animation @ 1:05 is brilliant.

[ParasBansal]

Flutter is the best framework I have every used. I can't wait for complete web and desktop support.

[paulzarudnev]

This is awesome. Coming from native iOS development, I'm currently working on my second production project on Flutter and can't stop wondering how powerful and friendly it is. Thank you, Flutter team!

[duckmasterflex]

One thing thing about everything being a widget is that it creates a huge nesting tree. A properly semantic app would be cluttered with these semantic elements and thus clutters the code. It would be nice if the built in widgets at least take in a semantic property

[WikiPeoples]

You guys should re-do this and explain what this widget is better: An accessibility widget. You should also try and always find the time to squeeze in a "when you should use it" part. It's almost entirely unclear when this should be used, what the performance implications are, etc.

[bluemix]

I was using Flutter since 2018, and this is the first time I understand what Semantics mean.

[nonybrighto]

flutter is just crazy! There's always something new and interesting to discover!

[SEGVeenstra]

Is there a specific use case for when you want to use this or would it be best practice to always use it in your app?

[goSuOtarU]

After Flutter 3.19, this is very helpful for Automated Testing.

[permanar_]

Thx. Finally we could do a better SEO with Flutter.

[f.s.]

Nice, this sounds like a great way to simplify UI testing :)

[REDIDSoft]

Amazing!!!! Every week I get wiser, tkx!

[mortysmith]

Search engine? Are you saying google sble to read the semsntics in flutter web??

[BettyCastella]

So much simpler than html / javascript accessibility

[SunFoxx_]

How can it be used in mobile apps? I mean, this is more web stuff, right?

[konzagaapollinairecoulibal]

I can not use FaceImage. Is it the widget? Please help me, I am new.

[zakaryaemazouzi]

Is it Flutter's way for providing SEO for web applications ?

[marcioquimbundo]

cool, it's like HTML5 Semantic Elements

[franciscodelgado]

Can you cover how to Port a native iOS and android sdk to flutter?

[Fingiorstyle]

Does search engines can crawl Flutter Web? I thought it was not possible until now...