Issue Summary

The "Clear" interactive element lacks an accessible name, role information, and keyboard support.

Steps to Reproduce

1. Open the Jira DC homepage.
2. In the Site navigation section, locate the "Projects" control, expand it, and open any project.
3. Navigate to the "Order by" control and activate it.
4. Enter a value in the "Search" field and observe that the Clear control appears.
5. Using a keyboard and screen reader, attempt to navigate to the "Clear" control.
6. Observe that the Clear control is not keyboard accessible and lacks a meaningful accessible name and role.

Screenshot

Screen Recording

Clear Control Issue

Actual Results

When users activate the "Order by" control, the "Search" field becomes available. When they enter any value in the field, a "Clear" interactive icon is displayed. However, screen reader users and keyboard-only users are unable to access this "Clear" control.

This issue occurs because the "Clear" control lacks an accessible name, role information, and keyboard support. As a result, keyboard-only and screen reader users cannot access or operate the functionality associated with this control.

Expected Results

All interactive elements should provide a meaningful accessible name and role and be fully operable via keyboard and screen readers.

Apply the following changes:

• Implement the "Clear" interactive element using a native <button> element.
• Provide a meaningful accessible name such as "Clear" using visible button text or the aria-label attribute.
• Ensure the button is keyboard focusable.
• Ensure the button is operable using standard keyboard interactions (Tab to focus, Enter/Space to activate).

Workaround

Currently there is no known workaround for this behavior. A workaround will be added here when available

Environment

MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2021)
macOS Tahoe 26.5.1
Operations - Windows11
Chrome - 149.0.7827.197 (Official Build) (64-bit)
Safari- Version 26.5
JAWS- Version 2026
NVDA- Version 2026.1
VoiceOver - Version Latest