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[Adaptive Cards] Clickable adaptive card elements do not have correct pointer/hover state #5130
Description
Is it an issue related to Adaptive Cards?
Yes, this is an Adaptive Card issue, however it only repro on Web Chat.
Is this an accessibility issue?
Yes
What version of Web Chat are you using?
Latest production
Which distribution are you using Web Chat from?
Unrelated
Which hosting environment does this issue primarily affect?
Web apps
Which browsers and platforms do the issue happened?
Browser: Edge (latest), Browser: Chrome (latest)
Which area does this issue affect?
Attachment: Adaptive Card
What is the public URL for the website?
No response
Please describe the bug
Clickable containers in adaptive cards do not have a hover state indicating they are clickable
Do you see any errors in console log?
No response
How to reproduce the issue?
Send adaptive card like this with selectable container:
{
"type": "AdaptiveCard",
"$schema": "http://adaptivecards.io/schemas/adaptive-card.json",
"version": "1.5",
"body": [
{
"type": "Container",
"items": [
{
"type": "TextBlock",
"text": "Interview Preparation Assistant",
"wrap": true,
"style": "heading",
"horizontalAlignment": "Center"
}
]
},
{
"type": "Container",
"items": [
{
"type": "Container",
"items": [
{
"type": "Container",
"items": [
{
"type": "Container",
"items": [
{
"type": "Container",
"items": [
{
"type": "TextBlock",
"text": "Test",
"wrap": true,
"weight": "Bolder",
"spacing": "None"
}
],
"spacing": "Padding"
},
],
"spacing": "None"
}
],
"bleed": true,
"separator": true,
"selectAction": {
"type": "Action.Submit",
"data": "value"
},
"spacing": "Medium"
}
]
}
]
}
]
}
What do you expect?
Any item with 'ac-selectable' class should show cursor: pointer
What actually happened?
Any item with 'ac-selectable' class do not show as clickable
Do you have any screenshots or recordings to repro the issue?
No response
Adaptive Card JSON
{
"type": "AdaptiveCard",
"$schema": "http://adaptivecards.io/schemas/adaptive-card.json",
"version": "1.5",
"body": [
{
"type": "Container",
"items": [
{
"type": "TextBlock",
"text": "Interview Preparation Assistant",
"wrap": true,
"style": "heading",
"horizontalAlignment": "Center"
}
]
},
{
"type": "Container",
"items": [
{
"type": "Container",
"items": [
{
"type": "Container",
"items": [
{
"type": "Container",
"items": [
{
"type": "Container",
"items": [
{
"type": "TextBlock",
"text": "Test",
"wrap": true,
"weight": "Bolder",
"spacing": "None"
}
],
"spacing": "Padding"
},
],
"spacing": "None"
}
],
"bleed": true,
"separator": true,
"selectAction": {
"type": "Action.Submit",
"data": "value"
},
"spacing": "Medium"
}
]
}
]
}
]
}Additional context
No response
Activity
lauren-mills commentedon Apr 11, 2024
WebChat also does not assign :active and :focus states to these divs when they are clicked, which is an accessibility issue.
Show a pointer cursor on clickable Adaptive Card elements
Show a pointer cursor on clickable Adaptive Card elements
Show a pointer cursor on clickable Adaptive Card elements
Show a pointer cursor on clickable Adaptive Card elements
OEvgeny commentedon Oct 22, 2026
The fix (#5915) is now available in the nightly build
botframework-webchat@4.19.3-main.20261021.71a806e(npm tagmain), and will ship in the next release.