fix: improve pagination aria labels and semantics

src/Pager.tsx

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import type { PaginationProps } from './interface';
 export interface PagerProps extends Pick<PaginationProps, 'itemRender'> {
   rootPrefixCls: string;
   page: number;
+  pageLabel?: string;
   active?: boolean;
   className?: string;
   style?: React.CSSProperties;
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@ const Pager: React.FC<PagerProps> = (props) => {
   const {
     rootPrefixCls,
     page,
+    pageLabel,
     active,
     className,
     style,
@@ -50,7 +52,14 @@ const Pager: React.FC<PagerProps> = (props) => {
     onKeyPress(e, onClick, page);
   };
 
-  const pager = itemRender(page, 'page', <a rel="nofollow">{page}</a>);
+  const pager = itemRender(
+    page,
+    'page',
+    <a tabIndex={-1} aria-hidden="true" rel="nofollow">
+      {page}
+    </a>,
+  );
+  const pagerLabel = `${pageLabel} ${page}`.trim();
 
   return pager ? (
     <li
@@ -60,6 +69,9 @@ const Pager: React.FC<PagerProps> = (props) => {
       onClick={handleClick}
       onKeyDown={handleKeyPress}
       tabIndex={0}
+      role="button"
+      aria-label={pagerLabel}
+      aria-current={active ? 'page' : undefined}
     >
       {pager}
     </li>

src/Pagination.tsx

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import {
   warning,
 } from '@rc-component/util';
 import React, { useEffect } from 'react';
+import isEnterOrSpaceKey from './isEnterOrSpaceKey';
 import type { PaginationProps } from './interface';
 import zhCN from './locale/zh_CN';
 import Options from './Options';
@@ -116,12 +117,15 @@ const Pagination: React.FC<PaginationProps> = (props) => {
 
   function getItemIcon(
     icon: React.ReactNode | React.ComponentType<PaginationProps>,
-    label: string,
+    _label: string,
+    title?: string,
   ) {
     let iconNode = icon || (
       <button
         type="button"
-        aria-label={label}
+        tabIndex={-1}
+        aria-hidden="true"
+        title={title}
         className={`${prefixCls}-item-link`}
       />
     );
@@ -246,52 +250,59 @@ const Pagination: React.FC<PaginationProps> = (props) => {
     handleChange(jumpNextPage);
   }
 
-  function runIfEnter(
+  function runIfEnterOrSpace(
     event: React.KeyboardEvent<HTMLLIElement>,
     callback: (...args: any[]) => void,
     ...restParams: any[]
   ) {
-    if (
-      event.key === 'Enter' ||
-      event.charCode === KeyCode.ENTER ||
-      event.keyCode === KeyCode.ENTER
-    ) {
+    if (isEnterOrSpaceKey(event)) {
+      event.preventDefault();
       callback(...restParams);
     }
   }
 
   function runIfEnterPrev(event: React.KeyboardEvent<HTMLLIElement>) {
-    runIfEnter(event, prevHandle);
+    runIfEnterOrSpace(event, prevHandle);
   }
 
   function runIfEnterNext(event: React.KeyboardEvent<HTMLLIElement>) {
-    runIfEnter(event, nextHandle);
+    runIfEnterOrSpace(event, nextHandle);
   }
 
   function runIfEnterJumpPrev(event: React.KeyboardEvent<HTMLLIElement>) {
-    runIfEnter(event, jumpPrevHandle);
+    runIfEnterOrSpace(event, jumpPrevHandle);
   }
 
   function runIfEnterJumpNext(event: React.KeyboardEvent<HTMLLIElement>) {
-    runIfEnter(event, jumpNextHandle);
+    runIfEnterOrSpace(event, jumpNextHandle);
   }
 
   function renderPrev(prevPage: number) {
+    const prevPageTitle = locale.prev_page || 'prev page';
     const prevButton = itemRender(
       prevPage,
       'prev',
-      getItemIcon(prevIcon, 'prev page'),
+      getItemIcon(
+        prevIcon,
+        prevPageTitle,
+        showTitle ? prevPageTitle : undefined,
+      ),
     );
     return React.isValidElement<HTMLButtonElement>(prevButton)
       ? React.cloneElement(prevButton, { disabled: !hasPrev })
       : prevButton;
   }
 
   function renderNext(nextPage: number) {
+    const nextPageTitle = locale.next_page || 'next page';
     const nextButton = itemRender(
       nextPage,
       'next',
-      getItemIcon(nextIcon, 'next page'),
+      getItemIcon(
+        nextIcon,
+        nextPageTitle,
+        showTitle ? nextPageTitle : undefined,
+      ),
     );
     return React.isValidElement<HTMLButtonElement>(nextButton)
       ? React.cloneElement(nextButton, { disabled: !hasNext })
@@ -335,9 +346,10 @@ const Pagination: React.FC<PaginationProps> = (props) => {
   const pagerProps: PagerProps = {
     rootPrefixCls: prefixCls,
     onClick: handleChange,
-    onKeyPress: runIfEnter,
+    onKeyPress: runIfEnterOrSpace,
     showTitle,
     itemRender,
+    pageLabel: locale.page,
     page: -1,
     className: paginationClassNames?.item,
     style: styles?.item,
@@ -436,40 +448,50 @@ const Pagination: React.FC<PaginationProps> = (props) => {
     const jumpPrevContent = itemRender(
       jumpPrevPage,
       'jump-prev',
-      getItemIcon(jumpPrevIcon, 'prev page'),
+      getItemIcon(
+        jumpPrevIcon,
+        prevItemTitle,
+        showTitle ? prevItemTitle : undefined,
+      ),
     );
     const jumpNextContent = itemRender(
       jumpNextPage,
       'jump-next',
-      getItemIcon(jumpNextIcon, 'next page'),
+      getItemIcon(
+        jumpNextIcon,
+        nextItemTitle,
+        showTitle ? nextItemTitle : undefined,
+      ),
     );
 
     if (showPrevNextJumpers) {
       jumpPrev = jumpPrevContent ? (
         <li
-          title={showTitle ? prevItemTitle : null}
           key="prev"
           onClick={jumpPrevHandle}
           tabIndex={0}
           onKeyDown={runIfEnterJumpPrev}
           className={clsx(`${prefixCls}-jump-prev`, {
             [`${prefixCls}-jump-prev-custom-icon`]: !!jumpPrevIcon,
           })}
+          role="button"
+          aria-label={prevItemTitle}
         >
           {jumpPrevContent}
         </li>
       ) : null;
 
       jumpNext = jumpNextContent ? (
         <li
-          title={showTitle ? nextItemTitle : null}
           key="next"
           onClick={jumpNextHandle}
           tabIndex={0}
           onKeyDown={runIfEnterJumpNext}
           className={clsx(`${prefixCls}-jump-next`, {
             [`${prefixCls}-jump-next-custom-icon`]: !!jumpNextIcon,
           })}
+          role="button"
+          aria-label={nextItemTitle}
         >
           {jumpNextContent}
         </li>
@@ -542,7 +564,6 @@ const Pagination: React.FC<PaginationProps> = (props) => {
     const prevDisabled = !hasPrev || !allPages;
     prev = (
       <li
-        title={showTitle ? locale.prev_page : null}
         onClick={prevHandle}
         tabIndex={prevDisabled ? null : 0}
         onKeyDown={runIfEnterPrev}
@@ -551,6 +572,8 @@ const Pagination: React.FC<PaginationProps> = (props) => {
         })}
         style={styles?.item}
         aria-disabled={prevDisabled}
+        role="button"
+        aria-label={locale.prev_page}
       >
         {prev}
       </li>
@@ -571,7 +594,6 @@ const Pagination: React.FC<PaginationProps> = (props) => {
 
     next = (
       <li
-        title={showTitle ? locale.next_page : null}
         onClick={nextHandle}
         tabIndex={nextTabIndex}
         onKeyDown={runIfEnterNext}
@@ -580,6 +602,8 @@ const Pagination: React.FC<PaginationProps> = (props) => {
         })}
         style={styles?.item}
         aria-disabled={nextDisabled}
+        role="button"
+        aria-label={locale.next_page}
       >
         {next}
       </li>

src/isEnterOrSpaceKey.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+import { KeyCode } from '@rc-component/util';
+
+interface KeyboardEventLike {
+  key?: string;
+  charCode?: number;
+  keyCode?: number;
+}
+
+export default function isEnterOrSpaceKey(event: KeyboardEventLike) {
+  return (
+    event.key === 'Enter' ||
+    event.key === ' ' ||
+    event.key === 'Spacebar' ||
+    event.charCode === KeyCode.ENTER ||
+    event.keyCode === KeyCode.ENTER
+  );
+}