@govuk-react/hint-text

HintText

Import

  import HintText from '@govuk-react/hint-text';

Use hint text alongside a form input for help that’s relevant to the majority of users, like how their information will be used, or where to find it.

• https://govuk-react.github.io/govuk-react/?path=/docs/hint-text
• https://design-system.service.gov.uk/components/text-input/#hint-text

Properties

Prop	Required	Default	Type	Description
about			string
accessKey			string
aria-activedescendant			string	Identifies the currently active element when DOM focus is on a composite widget, textbox, group, or application.
aria-atomic			boolean | "true" | "false"	Indicates whether assistive technologies will present all, or only parts of, the changed region based on the change notifications defined by the aria-relevant attribute.
aria-autocomplete			"inline" | "none" | "list" | "both"	Indicates whether inputting text could trigger display of one or more predictions of the user's intended value for an input and specifies how predictions would be presented if they are made.
aria-busy			boolean | "true" | "false"	Indicates an element is being modified and that assistive technologies MAY want to wait until the modifications are complete before exposing them to the user.
aria-checked			boolean | "true" | "false" | "mixed"	Indicates the current "checked" state of checkboxes, radio buttons, and other widgets. @see aria-pressed @see aria-selected.
aria-colcount			number	Defines the total number of columns in a table, grid, or treegrid. @see aria-colindex.
aria-colindex			number	Defines an element's column index or position with respect to the total number of columns within a table, grid, or treegrid. @see aria-colcount @see aria-colspan.
aria-colspan			number	Defines the number of columns spanned by a cell or gridcell within a table, grid, or treegrid. @see aria-colindex @see aria-rowspan.
aria-controls			string	Identifies the element (or elements) whose contents or presence are controlled by the current element. @see aria-owns.
aria-current			boolean | "time" | "true" | "false" | "page" | "step" | "location" | "date"	Indicates the element that represents the current item within a container or set of related elements.
aria-describedby			string	Identifies the element (or elements) that describes the object. @see aria-labelledby
aria-details			string	Identifies the element that provides a detailed, extended description for the object. @see aria-describedby.
aria-disabled			boolean | "true" | "false"	Indicates that the element is perceivable but disabled, so it is not editable or otherwise operable. @see aria-hidden @see aria-readonly.
aria-dropeffect			"link" | "none" | "copy" | "execute" | "move" | "popup"	Indicates what functions can be performed when a dragged object is released on the drop target. @deprecated in ARIA 1.1
aria-errormessage			string	Identifies the element that provides an error message for the object. @see aria-invalid @see aria-describedby.
aria-expanded			boolean | "true" | "false"	Indicates whether the element, or another grouping element it controls, is currently expanded or collapsed.
aria-flowto			string	Identifies the next element (or elements) in an alternate reading order of content which, at the user's discretion, allows assistive technology to override the general default of reading in document source order.
aria-grabbed			boolean | "true" | "false"	Indicates an element's "grabbed" state in a drag-and-drop operation. @deprecated in ARIA 1.1
aria-haspopup			boolean | "dialog" | "menu" | "grid" | "true" | "false" | "listbox" | "tree"	Indicates the availability and type of interactive popup element, such as menu or dialog, that can be triggered by an element.
aria-hidden			boolean | "true" | "false"	Indicates whether the element is exposed to an accessibility API. @see aria-disabled.
aria-invalid			boolean | "true" | "false" | "grammar" | "spelling"	Indicates the entered value does not conform to the format expected by the application. @see aria-errormessage.
aria-keyshortcuts			string	Indicates keyboard shortcuts that an author has implemented to activate or give focus to an element.
aria-label			string	Defines a string value that labels the current element. @see aria-labelledby.
aria-labelledby			string	Identifies the element (or elements) that labels the current element. @see aria-describedby.
aria-level			number	Defines the hierarchical level of an element within a structure.
aria-live			"off" | "assertive" | "polite"	Indicates that an element will be updated, and describes the types of updates the user agents, assistive technologies, and user can expect from the live region.
aria-modal			boolean | "true" | "false"	Indicates whether an element is modal when displayed.
aria-multiline			boolean | "true" | "false"	Indicates whether a text box accepts multiple lines of input or only a single line.
aria-multiselectable			boolean | "true" | "false"	Indicates that the user may select more than one item from the current selectable descendants.
aria-orientation			"horizontal" | "vertical"	Indicates whether the element's orientation is horizontal, vertical, or unknown/ambiguous.
aria-owns			string	Identifies an element (or elements) in order to define a visual, functional, or contextual parent/child relationship between DOM elements where the DOM hierarchy cannot be used to represent the relationship. @see aria-controls.
aria-placeholder			string	Defines a short hint (a word or short phrase) intended to aid the user with data entry when the control has no value. A hint could be a sample value or a brief description of the expected format.
aria-posinset			number	Defines an element's number or position in the current set of listitems or treeitems. Not required if all elements in the set are present in the DOM. @see aria-setsize.
aria-pressed			boolean | "true" | "false" | "mixed"	Indicates the current "pressed" state of toggle buttons. @see aria-checked @see aria-selected.
aria-readonly			boolean | "true" | "false"	Indicates that the element is not editable, but is otherwise operable. @see aria-disabled.
aria-relevant			"text" | "additions" | "additions removals" | "additions text" | "all" | "removals" | "removals additions" | "removals text" | "text additions" | "text removals"	Indicates what notifications the user agent will trigger when the accessibility tree within a live region is modified. @see aria-atomic.
aria-required			boolean | "true" | "false"	Indicates that user input is required on the element before a form may be submitted.
aria-roledescription			string	Defines a human-readable, author-localized description for the role of an element.
aria-rowcount			number	Defines the total number of rows in a table, grid, or treegrid. @see aria-rowindex.
aria-rowindex			number	Defines an element's row index or position with respect to the total number of rows within a table, grid, or treegrid. @see aria-rowcount @see aria-rowspan.
aria-rowspan			number	Defines the number of rows spanned by a cell or gridcell within a table, grid, or treegrid. @see aria-rowindex @see aria-colspan.
aria-selected			boolean | "true" | "false"	Indicates the current "selected" state of various widgets. @see aria-checked @see aria-pressed.
aria-setsize			number	Defines the number of items in the current set of listitems or treeitems. Not required if all elements in the set are present in the DOM. @see aria-posinset.
aria-sort			"none" | "ascending" | "descending" | "other"	Indicates if items in a table or grid are sorted in ascending or descending order.
aria-valuemax			number	Defines the maximum allowed value for a range widget.
aria-valuemin			number	Defines the minimum allowed value for a range widget.
aria-valuenow			number	Defines the current value for a range widget. @see aria-valuetext.
aria-valuetext			string	Defines the human readable text alternative of aria-valuenow for a range widget.
as			undefined
autoCapitalize			string
autoCorrect			string
autoSave			string
className			string
color			string
contentEditable			"inherit" | Booleanish
contextMenu			string
dangerouslySetInnerHTML			{ __html: string; }
datatype			string
defaultChecked			boolean
defaultValue			string | number | readonly string[]
dir			string
draggable			Booleanish
forwardedAs			undefined
hidden			boolean
id			string
inlist			any
inputMode			"text" | "none" | "search" | "tel" | "url" | "email" | "numeric" | "decimal"	Hints at the type of data that might be entered by the user while editing the element or its contents @see https://html.spec.whatwg.org/multipage/interaction.html#input-modalities:-the-inputmode-attribute
is			string	Specify that a standard HTML element should behave like a defined custom built-in element @see https://html.spec.whatwg.org/multipage/custom-elements.html#attr-is
itemID			string
itemProp			string
itemRef			string
itemScope			boolean
itemType			string
key			Key
lang			string
margin			Margin | Margin[]
mb			string | number
onAbort			ReactEventHandler
onAbortCapture			ReactEventHandler
onAnimationEnd			AnimationEventHandler
onAnimationEndCapture			AnimationEventHandler
onAnimationIteration			AnimationEventHandler
onAnimationIterationCapture			AnimationEventHandler
onAnimationStart			AnimationEventHandler
onAnimationStartCapture			AnimationEventHandler
onAuxClick			MouseEventHandler
onAuxClickCapture			MouseEventHandler
onBeforeInput			FormEventHandler
onBeforeInputCapture			FormEventHandler
onBlur			FocusEventHandler
onBlurCapture			FocusEventHandler
onCanPlay			ReactEventHandler
onCanPlayCapture			ReactEventHandler
onCanPlayThrough			ReactEventHandler
onCanPlayThroughCapture			ReactEventHandler
onChange			FormEventHandler
onChangeCapture			FormEventHandler
onClick			MouseEventHandler
onClickCapture			MouseEventHandler
onCompositionEnd			CompositionEventHandler
onCompositionEndCapture			CompositionEventHandler
onCompositionStart			CompositionEventHandler
onCompositionStartCapture			CompositionEventHandler
onCompositionUpdate			CompositionEventHandler
onCompositionUpdateCapture			CompositionEventHandler
onContextMenu			MouseEventHandler
onContextMenuCapture			MouseEventHandler
onCopy			ClipboardEventHandler
onCopyCapture			ClipboardEventHandler
onCut			ClipboardEventHandler
onCutCapture			ClipboardEventHandler
onDoubleClick			MouseEventHandler
onDoubleClickCapture			MouseEventHandler
onDrag			DragEventHandler
onDragCapture			DragEventHandler
onDragEnd			DragEventHandler
onDragEndCapture			DragEventHandler
onDragEnter			DragEventHandler
onDragEnterCapture			DragEventHandler
onDragExit			DragEventHandler
onDragExitCapture			DragEventHandler
onDragLeave			DragEventHandler
onDragLeaveCapture			DragEventHandler
onDragOver			DragEventHandler
onDragOverCapture			DragEventHandler
onDragStart			DragEventHandler
onDragStartCapture			DragEventHandler
onDrop			DragEventHandler
onDropCapture			DragEventHandler
onDurationChange			ReactEventHandler
onDurationChangeCapture			ReactEventHandler
onEmptied			ReactEventHandler
onEmptiedCapture			ReactEventHandler
onEncrypted			ReactEventHandler
onEncryptedCapture			ReactEventHandler
onEnded			ReactEventHandler
onEndedCapture			ReactEventHandler
onError			ReactEventHandler
onErrorCapture			ReactEventHandler
onFocus			FocusEventHandler
onFocusCapture			FocusEventHandler
onGotPointerCapture			PointerEventHandler
onGotPointerCaptureCapture			PointerEventHandler
onInput			FormEventHandler
onInputCapture			FormEventHandler
onInvalid			FormEventHandler
onInvalidCapture			FormEventHandler
onKeyDown			KeyboardEventHandler
onKeyDownCapture			KeyboardEventHandler
onKeyPress			KeyboardEventHandler
onKeyPressCapture			KeyboardEventHandler
onKeyUp			KeyboardEventHandler
onKeyUpCapture			KeyboardEventHandler
onLoad			ReactEventHandler
onLoadCapture			ReactEventHandler
onLoadStart			ReactEventHandler
onLoadStartCapture			ReactEventHandler
onLoadedData			ReactEventHandler
onLoadedDataCapture			ReactEventHandler
onLoadedMetadata			ReactEventHandler
onLoadedMetadataCapture			ReactEventHandler
onLostPointerCapture			PointerEventHandler
onLostPointerCaptureCapture			PointerEventHandler
onMouseDown			MouseEventHandler
onMouseDownCapture			MouseEventHandler
onMouseEnter			MouseEventHandler
onMouseLeave			MouseEventHandler
onMouseMove			MouseEventHandler
onMouseMoveCapture			MouseEventHandler
onMouseOut			MouseEventHandler
onMouseOutCapture			MouseEventHandler
onMouseOver			MouseEventHandler
onMouseOverCapture			MouseEventHandler
onMouseUp			MouseEventHandler
onMouseUpCapture			MouseEventHandler
onPaste			ClipboardEventHandler
onPasteCapture			ClipboardEventHandler
onPause			ReactEventHandler
onPauseCapture			ReactEventHandler
onPlay			ReactEventHandler
onPlayCapture			ReactEventHandler
onPlaying			ReactEventHandler
onPlayingCapture			ReactEventHandler
onPointerCancel			PointerEventHandler
onPointerCancelCapture			PointerEventHandler
onPointerDown			PointerEventHandler
onPointerDownCapture			PointerEventHandler
onPointerEnter			PointerEventHandler
onPointerEnterCapture			PointerEventHandler
onPointerLeave			PointerEventHandler
onPointerLeaveCapture			PointerEventHandler
onPointerMove			PointerEventHandler
onPointerMoveCapture			PointerEventHandler
onPointerOut			PointerEventHandler
onPointerOutCapture			PointerEventHandler
onPointerOver			PointerEventHandler
onPointerOverCapture			PointerEventHandler
onPointerUp			PointerEventHandler
onPointerUpCapture			PointerEventHandler
onProgress			ReactEventHandler
onProgressCapture			ReactEventHandler
onRateChange			ReactEventHandler
onRateChangeCapture			ReactEventHandler
onReset			FormEventHandler
onResetCapture			FormEventHandler
onScroll			UIEventHandler
onScrollCapture			UIEventHandler
onSeeked			ReactEventHandler
onSeekedCapture			ReactEventHandler
onSeeking			ReactEventHandler
onSeekingCapture			ReactEventHandler
onSelect			ReactEventHandler
onSelectCapture			ReactEventHandler
onStalled			ReactEventHandler
onStalledCapture			ReactEventHandler
onSubmit			FormEventHandler
onSubmitCapture			FormEventHandler
onSuspend			ReactEventHandler
onSuspendCapture			ReactEventHandler
onTimeUpdate			ReactEventHandler
onTimeUpdateCapture			ReactEventHandler
onTouchCancel			TouchEventHandler
onTouchCancelCapture			TouchEventHandler
onTouchEnd			TouchEventHandler
onTouchEndCapture			TouchEventHandler
onTouchMove			TouchEventHandler
onTouchMoveCapture			TouchEventHandler
onTouchStart			TouchEventHandler
onTouchStartCapture			TouchEventHandler
onTransitionEnd			TransitionEventHandler
onTransitionEndCapture			TransitionEventHandler
onVolumeChange			ReactEventHandler
onVolumeChangeCapture			ReactEventHandler
onWaiting			ReactEventHandler
onWaitingCapture			ReactEventHandler
onWheel			WheelEventHandler
onWheelCapture			WheelEventHandler
padding			Padding | Padding[]
placeholder			string
prefix			string
property			string
radioGroup			string
ref			Ref
resource			string
results			number
role			AriaRole
security			string
slot			string
spellCheck			Booleanish
style			CSSProperties
suppressContentEditableWarning			boolean
suppressHydrationWarning			boolean
tabIndex			number
theme			any
title			string
translate			"yes" | "no"
typeof			string
unselectable			"on" | "off"
vocab			string