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WAI-ARIA APG Toolbar Pattern

Defines toolbar as a container for grouping controls, recommends one tab stop for the toolbar, arrow-key focus movement inside horizontal or vertical toolbars, orientation semantics, labelling, disabled control discoverability, and guidance for nested widgets that also use arrow keys.

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Toolbar Choose toolbar when a persistent view-scoped command surface groups several related controls for repeated use. The toolbar has a clear accessible name and visual scope tied to the current view, selected objects, or editor surface. APG defines toolbar grouping, one-tab-stop focus management, arrow-key navigation, orientation, labelling, and disabled control discoverability.

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