A list of choices or commands the user can invoke, such as an application or context menu, not site navigation. Its items use roles like menuitem, menuitemcheckbox, and menuitemradio, and it's navigated with the arrow keys per the APG menu pattern. It's usually opened from a menu button and closed on selection or Escape.

role="menu"

Used on

A container for a set of menu items, usually opened from a menu button.

Accessible name

Recommended, via aria-labelledby (the button) or aria-label.

Used by components

Menu & Menu Button

Example

role="menu"

<ul role="menu">
  <li role="menuitem">Rename</li>
</ul>

See a live, tested example on the Menu & Menu Button page

References

WAI-ARIA 1.2 specification
MDN Web Docs