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Markdown Link in AttributedString Not Focusable with Full Keyboard Access in SwiftUI
I’m encountering an accessibility issue in SwiftUI related to keyboard navigation. 🐞 Problem When using an AttributedString to display Markdown content in a SwiftUI view (such as a Text view), any links included in the Markdown are not keyboard focusable when Full Keyboard Access is enabled. This means users can’t navigate to or activate the links using the Tab key or other keyboard-only methods. 💻 Platform iOS version: 16+ Framework: SwiftUI Device: All tested iPhones and iPads 🧪 Steps to Reproduce Enable Full Keyboard Access in iOS settings. Run the included SwiftUI Playground or equivalent app using the code below. Try to navigate to the link using Tab or keyboard arrow keys. Observe that the Markdown link is not reachable via keyboard focus. 🧩 Expected Behavior The Markdown link should be reachable via keyboard focus. It should be possible to activate the link using Space or Return. 📚 Example code struct ContentView: View { let attributedString: AttributedString init() { self.attributedString = try! AttributedString( markdown: "This is a [test link](https://apple.com) inside an attributed string." ) } var body: some View { VStack { Text("Issue: Attributed Markdown Link Is Not Focusable with full keyboard access") .font(.headline) .padding() Text(attributedString) // The link is not focusable with .padding() .border(Color.gray, width: 1) Text("Expected: The link should be focusable with Full Keyboard Access.") .foregroundColor(.red) .padding() } } }
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Apr ’25