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layout: docs
title: Screenreaders
description: Use screenreader utilities to hide elements on all devices except screen readers.
group: utilities

toc: true

Hide an element to all devices except screen readers with .sr-only. Combine .sr-only with .sr-only-focusable to show the element again when it's focused (e.g. by a keyboard-only user). Can also be used as mixins.

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Necessary for following [accessibility best practices]({{ site.baseurl }}/docs/{{ site.docs_version }}/getting-started/#accessibility).
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{% capture example %}
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{% endcapture %}
{% include example.html content=example %}

{% highlight scss %}
// Usage as a mixin
.skip-navigation {
@include sr-only;
@include sr-only-focusable;
}
{% endhighlight %}