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