diff --git a/__snapshots__/notification/component/chromium/DBNotification-should-have-same-aria-snapshot.yaml b/__snapshots__/notification/component/chromium/DBNotification-should-have-same-aria-snapshot.yaml
index 8247277d6e80..984a82eea26b 100644
--- a/__snapshots__/notification/component/chromium/DBNotification-should-have-same-aria-snapshot.yaml
+++ b/__snapshots__/notification/component/chromium/DBNotification-should-have-same-aria-snapshot.yaml
@@ -1,2 +1 @@
-- article:
-  - paragraph: Test
\ No newline at end of file
+- paragraph: Test
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/__snapshots__/notification/component/firefox/DBNotification-should-have-same-aria-snapshot.yaml b/__snapshots__/notification/component/firefox/DBNotification-should-have-same-aria-snapshot.yaml
index 8247277d6e80..984a82eea26b 100644
--- a/__snapshots__/notification/component/firefox/DBNotification-should-have-same-aria-snapshot.yaml
+++ b/__snapshots__/notification/component/firefox/DBNotification-should-have-same-aria-snapshot.yaml
@@ -1,2 +1 @@
-- article:
-  - paragraph: Test
\ No newline at end of file
+- paragraph: Test
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/__snapshots__/notification/component/mobile-chrome/DBNotification-should-have-same-aria-snapshot.yaml b/__snapshots__/notification/component/mobile-chrome/DBNotification-should-have-same-aria-snapshot.yaml
index 8247277d6e80..984a82eea26b 100644
--- a/__snapshots__/notification/component/mobile-chrome/DBNotification-should-have-same-aria-snapshot.yaml
+++ b/__snapshots__/notification/component/mobile-chrome/DBNotification-should-have-same-aria-snapshot.yaml
@@ -1,2 +1 @@
-- article:
-  - paragraph: Test
\ No newline at end of file
+- paragraph: Test
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/__snapshots__/notification/showcase/chromium-highContrast/should-have-same-aria-snapshot/DBNotification-should-have-same-aria-snapshot.yaml b/__snapshots__/notification/showcase/chromium-highContrast/should-have-same-aria-snapshot/DBNotification-should-have-same-aria-snapshot.yaml
index 5dc551d555f5..c90a5aab869f 100644
--- a/__snapshots__/notification/showcase/chromium-highContrast/should-have-same-aria-snapshot/DBNotification-should-have-same-aria-snapshot.yaml
+++ b/__snapshots__/notification/showcase/chromium-highContrast/should-have-same-aria-snapshot/DBNotification-should-have-same-aria-snapshot.yaml
@@ -1,179 +1,130 @@
 - main:
   - heading "DBNotification" [level=1]
   - link "Density"
-  - article:
-    - text: Headline
-    - paragraph: functional
-  - article:
-    - text: Headline
-    - paragraph: regular (Default)
-  - article:
-    - text: Headline
-    - paragraph: expressive
+  - text: Headline
+  - paragraph: functional
+  - text: Headline
+  - paragraph: regular (Default)
+  - text: Headline
+  - paragraph: expressive
   - link "Variant"
-  - article:
-    - text: Headline
-    - paragraph: (Default) Docked
-  - article:
-    - text: Headline
-    - paragraph: Standalone
-  - article:
-    - text: Headline
-    - paragraph: Overlay
+  - text: Headline
+  - paragraph: (Default) Docked
+  - text: Headline
+  - paragraph: Standalone
+  - text: Headline
+  - paragraph: Overlay
   - link "Semantic"
-  - article:
-    - text: Headline
-    - paragraph: (Default) Adaptive
-  - article:
-    - text: Headline
-    - paragraph: Neutral
-  - article:
+  - text: Headline
+  - paragraph: (Default) Adaptive
+  - text: Headline
+  - paragraph: Neutral
+  - alert:
     - text: Headline
     - paragraph: Critical
-  - article:
+  - status:
     - text: Headline
     - paragraph: Informational
-  - article:
+  - status:
     - text: Headline
     - paragraph: Successful
-  - article:
+  - alert:
     - text: Headline
     - paragraph: Warning
   - link "Closeable"
-  - article:
-    - paragraph: (Default) False
-  - article:
-    - paragraph: "True"
-    - button "Close"
+  - paragraph: (Default) False
+  - paragraph: "True"
+  - button "Close"
   - link "Visual"
-  - article:
-    - paragraph: (Default) Icon
-  - article:
-    - img "this is a fancy placeholder"
-    - paragraph: Image
+  - paragraph: (Default) Icon
+  - img "this is a fancy placeholder"
+  - paragraph: Image
   - link "Show Icon"
-  - article:
-    - paragraph: (Default) True
-  - article:
-    - paragraph: "False"
+  - paragraph: (Default) True
+  - paragraph: "False"
   - link "Link Variant"
-  - article:
-    - paragraph: (Default) Block
-    - link "Textlink"
-  - article:
-    - paragraph: Inline
-    - link "Textlink"
+  - paragraph: (Default) Block
+  - link "Textlink"
+  - paragraph: Inline
+  - link "Textlink"
   - link "Show Headline"
-  - article:
-    - text: Headline
-    - paragraph: (Default) True
-  - article:
-    - paragraph: "False"
+  - text: Headline
+  - paragraph: (Default) True
+  - paragraph: "False"
   - link "Show Timestamp"
-  - article:
-    - paragraph: (Default) False
-  - article:
-    - paragraph: "True"
-    - text: 10 min ago
+  - paragraph: (Default) False
+  - paragraph: "True"
+  - text: 10 min ago
   - link "Examples - VariantDocked":
-  - article:
-    - paragraph: Text
-  - article:
-    - paragraph: Text & Icon
-  - article:
-    - img "this is a fancy placeholder"
-    - paragraph: Text & Preview Image
-  - article:
-    - text: Headline
-    - paragraph: Text & Headline
-  - article:
-    - paragraph: Text & Textlink Block
-    - link "Textlink"
-  - article:
-    - paragraph: Text & Textlink Inline
-    - link "Textlink"
-  - article:
-    - text: Headline
-    - paragraph: Text & Headline & Textlink Inline & Closeable
-    - link "Textlink"
-    - button "Close"
-  - article:
-    - text: Headline
-    - paragraph: Text & Icon & Headline & Textlink Inline & Closeable
-    - link "Textlink"
-    - button "Close"
+  - paragraph: Text
+  - paragraph: Text & Icon
+  - img "this is a fancy placeholder"
+  - paragraph: Text & Preview Image
+  - text: Headline
+  - paragraph: Text & Headline
+  - paragraph: Text & Textlink Block
+  - link "Textlink"
+  - paragraph: Text & Textlink Inline
+  - link "Textlink"
+  - text: Headline
+  - paragraph: Text & Headline & Textlink Inline & Closeable
+  - link "Textlink"
+  - button "Close"
+  - text: Headline
+  - paragraph: Text & Icon & Headline & Textlink Inline & Closeable
+  - link "Textlink"
+  - button "Close"
   - link "Examples - VariantStandalone":
-  - article:
-    - paragraph: Text
-  - article:
-    - paragraph: Text & Icon
-  - article:
-    - img "this is a fancy placeholder"
-    - paragraph: Text & Preview Image
-  - article:
-    - text: Headline
-    - paragraph: Text & Headline
-  - article:
-    - paragraph: Text & Textlink Block
-    - link "Textlink"
-  - article:
-    - paragraph: Text & Textlink Inline
-    - link "Textlink"
-  - article:
-    - text: Headline
-    - paragraph: Text & Headline & Textlink Inline & Closeable
-    - link "Textlink"
-    - button "Close"
-  - article:
-    - text: Headline
-    - paragraph: Text & Icon & Headline & Textlink Inline & Closeable
-    - link "Textlink"
-    - button "Close"
+  - paragraph: Text
+  - paragraph: Text & Icon
+  - img "this is a fancy placeholder"
+  - paragraph: Text & Preview Image
+  - text: Headline
+  - paragraph: Text & Headline
+  - paragraph: Text & Textlink Block
+  - link "Textlink"
+  - paragraph: Text & Textlink Inline
+  - link "Textlink"
+  - text: Headline
+  - paragraph: Text & Headline & Textlink Inline & Closeable
+  - link "Textlink"
+  - button "Close"
+  - text: Headline
+  - paragraph: Text & Icon & Headline & Textlink Inline & Closeable
+  - link "Textlink"
+  - button "Close"
   - link "Examples - VariantOverlay":
-  - article:
-    - paragraph: Text
-  - article:
-    - paragraph: Text & Icon
-  - article:
-    - img "this is a fancy placeholder"
-    - paragraph: Text & Preview Image
-  - article:
-    - text: Headline
-    - paragraph: Text & Headline
-  - article:
-    - paragraph: Text & Textlink Inline
-    - link "Textlink"
-  - article:
-    - paragraph: Text & Textlink Block
-    - link "Textlink"
-  - article:
-    - paragraph: Text & Textlink Block & Timed
-    - text: 10 min ago
-    - link "Textlink"
-  - article:
-    - text: Headline
-    - paragraph: Text & Headline & Textlink Inline & Closeable
-    - link "Textlink"
-    - button "Close"
-  - article:
-    - text: Headline
-    - paragraph: Text & Icon & Headline & Textlink Inline & Closeable
-    - link "Textlink"
-    - button "Close"
-  - article:
-    - paragraph: Text & Timed
-    - text: 10 min ago
-  - article:
-    - paragraph: Text & Timed & Closeable
-    - text: 10 min ago
-    - button "Close"
-  - article:
-    - text: Headline
-    - paragraph: Text & Headline & Timed & Closeable
-    - text: 10 min ago
-    - button "Close"
-  - article:
-    - text: Headline
-    - paragraph: Text & Icon & Headline & Timed & Closeable
-    - text: 10 min ago
-    - button "Close"
\ No newline at end of file
+  - paragraph: Text
+  - paragraph: Text & Icon
+  - img "this is a fancy placeholder"
+  - paragraph: Text & Preview Image
+  - text: Headline
+  - paragraph: Text & Headline
+  - paragraph: Text & Textlink Inline
+  - link "Textlink"
+  - paragraph: Text & Textlink Block
+  - link "Textlink"
+  - paragraph: Text & Textlink Block & Timed
+  - text: 10 min ago
+  - link "Textlink"
+  - text: Headline
+  - paragraph: Text & Headline & Textlink Inline & Closeable
+  - link "Textlink"
+  - button "Close"
+  - text: Headline
+  - paragraph: Text & Icon & Headline & Textlink Inline & Closeable
+  - link "Textlink"
+  - button "Close"
+  - paragraph: Text & Timed
+  - text: 10 min ago
+  - paragraph: Text & Timed & Closeable
+  - text: 10 min ago
+  - button "Close"
+  - text: Headline
+  - paragraph: Text & Headline & Timed & Closeable
+  - text: 10 min ago
+  - button "Close"
+  - text: Headline
+  - paragraph: Text & Icon & Headline & Timed & Closeable
+  - text: 10 min ago
+  - button "Close"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/__snapshots__/notification/showcase/chromium/should-have-same-aria-snapshot/DBNotification-should-have-same-aria-snapshot.yaml b/__snapshots__/notification/showcase/chromium/should-have-same-aria-snapshot/DBNotification-should-have-same-aria-snapshot.yaml
index 5dc551d555f5..c90a5aab869f 100644
--- a/__snapshots__/notification/showcase/chromium/should-have-same-aria-snapshot/DBNotification-should-have-same-aria-snapshot.yaml
+++ b/__snapshots__/notification/showcase/chromium/should-have-same-aria-snapshot/DBNotification-should-have-same-aria-snapshot.yaml
@@ -1,179 +1,130 @@
 - main:
   - heading "DBNotification" [level=1]
   - link "Density"
-  - article:
-    - text: Headline
-    - paragraph: functional
-  - article:
-    - text: Headline
-    - paragraph: regular (Default)
-  - article:
-    - text: Headline
-    - paragraph: expressive
+  - text: Headline
+  - paragraph: functional
+  - text: Headline
+  - paragraph: regular (Default)
+  - text: Headline
+  - paragraph: expressive
   - link "Variant"
-  - article:
-    - text: Headline
-    - paragraph: (Default) Docked
-  - article:
-    - text: Headline
-    - paragraph: Standalone
-  - article:
-    - text: Headline
-    - paragraph: Overlay
+  - text: Headline
+  - paragraph: (Default) Docked
+  - text: Headline
+  - paragraph: Standalone
+  - text: Headline
+  - paragraph: Overlay
   - link "Semantic"
-  - article:
-    - text: Headline
-    - paragraph: (Default) Adaptive
-  - article:
-    - text: Headline
-    - paragraph: Neutral
-  - article:
+  - text: Headline
+  - paragraph: (Default) Adaptive
+  - text: Headline
+  - paragraph: Neutral
+  - alert:
     - text: Headline
     - paragraph: Critical
-  - article:
+  - status:
     - text: Headline
     - paragraph: Informational
-  - article:
+  - status:
     - text: Headline
     - paragraph: Successful
-  - article:
+  - alert:
     - text: Headline
     - paragraph: Warning
   - link "Closeable"
-  - article:
-    - paragraph: (Default) False
-  - article:
-    - paragraph: "True"
-    - button "Close"
+  - paragraph: (Default) False
+  - paragraph: "True"
+  - button "Close"
   - link "Visual"
-  - article:
-    - paragraph: (Default) Icon
-  - article:
-    - img "this is a fancy placeholder"
-    - paragraph: Image
+  - paragraph: (Default) Icon
+  - img "this is a fancy placeholder"
+  - paragraph: Image
   - link "Show Icon"
-  - article:
-    - paragraph: (Default) True
-  - article:
-    - paragraph: "False"
+  - paragraph: (Default) True
+  - paragraph: "False"
   - link "Link Variant"
-  - article:
-    - paragraph: (Default) Block
-    - link "Textlink"
-  - article:
-    - paragraph: Inline
-    - link "Textlink"
+  - paragraph: (Default) Block
+  - link "Textlink"
+  - paragraph: Inline
+  - link "Textlink"
   - link "Show Headline"
-  - article:
-    - text: Headline
-    - paragraph: (Default) True
-  - article:
-    - paragraph: "False"
+  - text: Headline
+  - paragraph: (Default) True
+  - paragraph: "False"
   - link "Show Timestamp"
-  - article:
-    - paragraph: (Default) False
-  - article:
-    - paragraph: "True"
-    - text: 10 min ago
+  - paragraph: (Default) False
+  - paragraph: "True"
+  - text: 10 min ago
   - link "Examples - VariantDocked":
-  - article:
-    - paragraph: Text
-  - article:
-    - paragraph: Text & Icon
-  - article:
-    - img "this is a fancy placeholder"
-    - paragraph: Text & Preview Image
-  - article:
-    - text: Headline
-    - paragraph: Text & Headline
-  - article:
-    - paragraph: Text & Textlink Block
-    - link "Textlink"
-  - article:
-    - paragraph: Text & Textlink Inline
-    - link "Textlink"
-  - article:
-    - text: Headline
-    - paragraph: Text & Headline & Textlink Inline & Closeable
-    - link "Textlink"
-    - button "Close"
-  - article:
-    - text: Headline
-    - paragraph: Text & Icon & Headline & Textlink Inline & Closeable
-    - link "Textlink"
-    - button "Close"
+  - paragraph: Text
+  - paragraph: Text & Icon
+  - img "this is a fancy placeholder"
+  - paragraph: Text & Preview Image
+  - text: Headline
+  - paragraph: Text & Headline
+  - paragraph: Text & Textlink Block
+  - link "Textlink"
+  - paragraph: Text & Textlink Inline
+  - link "Textlink"
+  - text: Headline
+  - paragraph: Text & Headline & Textlink Inline & Closeable
+  - link "Textlink"
+  - button "Close"
+  - text: Headline
+  - paragraph: Text & Icon & Headline & Textlink Inline & Closeable
+  - link "Textlink"
+  - button "Close"
   - link "Examples - VariantStandalone":
-  - article:
-    - paragraph: Text
-  - article:
-    - paragraph: Text & Icon
-  - article:
-    - img "this is a fancy placeholder"
-    - paragraph: Text & Preview Image
-  - article:
-    - text: Headline
-    - paragraph: Text & Headline
-  - article:
-    - paragraph: Text & Textlink Block
-    - link "Textlink"
-  - article:
-    - paragraph: Text & Textlink Inline
-    - link "Textlink"
-  - article:
-    - text: Headline
-    - paragraph: Text & Headline & Textlink Inline & Closeable
-    - link "Textlink"
-    - button "Close"
-  - article:
-    - text: Headline
-    - paragraph: Text & Icon & Headline & Textlink Inline & Closeable
-    - link "Textlink"
-    - button "Close"
+  - paragraph: Text
+  - paragraph: Text & Icon
+  - img "this is a fancy placeholder"
+  - paragraph: Text & Preview Image
+  - text: Headline
+  - paragraph: Text & Headline
+  - paragraph: Text & Textlink Block
+  - link "Textlink"
+  - paragraph: Text & Textlink Inline
+  - link "Textlink"
+  - text: Headline
+  - paragraph: Text & Headline & Textlink Inline & Closeable
+  - link "Textlink"
+  - button "Close"
+  - text: Headline
+  - paragraph: Text & Icon & Headline & Textlink Inline & Closeable
+  - link "Textlink"
+  - button "Close"
   - link "Examples - VariantOverlay":
-  - article:
-    - paragraph: Text
-  - article:
-    - paragraph: Text & Icon
-  - article:
-    - img "this is a fancy placeholder"
-    - paragraph: Text & Preview Image
-  - article:
-    - text: Headline
-    - paragraph: Text & Headline
-  - article:
-    - paragraph: Text & Textlink Inline
-    - link "Textlink"
-  - article:
-    - paragraph: Text & Textlink Block
-    - link "Textlink"
-  - article:
-    - paragraph: Text & Textlink Block & Timed
-    - text: 10 min ago
-    - link "Textlink"
-  - article:
-    - text: Headline
-    - paragraph: Text & Headline & Textlink Inline & Closeable
-    - link "Textlink"
-    - button "Close"
-  - article:
-    - text: Headline
-    - paragraph: Text & Icon & Headline & Textlink Inline & Closeable
-    - link "Textlink"
-    - button "Close"
-  - article:
-    - paragraph: Text & Timed
-    - text: 10 min ago
-  - article:
-    - paragraph: Text & Timed & Closeable
-    - text: 10 min ago
-    - button "Close"
-  - article:
-    - text: Headline
-    - paragraph: Text & Headline & Timed & Closeable
-    - text: 10 min ago
-    - button "Close"
-  - article:
-    - text: Headline
-    - paragraph: Text & Icon & Headline & Timed & Closeable
-    - text: 10 min ago
-    - button "Close"
\ No newline at end of file
+  - paragraph: Text
+  - paragraph: Text & Icon
+  - img "this is a fancy placeholder"
+  - paragraph: Text & Preview Image
+  - text: Headline
+  - paragraph: Text & Headline
+  - paragraph: Text & Textlink Inline
+  - link "Textlink"
+  - paragraph: Text & Textlink Block
+  - link "Textlink"
+  - paragraph: Text & Textlink Block & Timed
+  - text: 10 min ago
+  - link "Textlink"
+  - text: Headline
+  - paragraph: Text & Headline & Textlink Inline & Closeable
+  - link "Textlink"
+  - button "Close"
+  - text: Headline
+  - paragraph: Text & Icon & Headline & Textlink Inline & Closeable
+  - link "Textlink"
+  - button "Close"
+  - paragraph: Text & Timed
+  - text: 10 min ago
+  - paragraph: Text & Timed & Closeable
+  - text: 10 min ago
+  - button "Close"
+  - text: Headline
+  - paragraph: Text & Headline & Timed & Closeable
+  - text: 10 min ago
+  - button "Close"
+  - text: Headline
+  - paragraph: Text & Icon & Headline & Timed & Closeable
+  - text: 10 min ago
+  - button "Close"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/__snapshots__/notification/showcase/firefox/should-have-same-aria-snapshot/DBNotification-should-have-same-aria-snapshot.yaml b/__snapshots__/notification/showcase/firefox/should-have-same-aria-snapshot/DBNotification-should-have-same-aria-snapshot.yaml
index 5dc551d555f5..c90a5aab869f 100644
--- a/__snapshots__/notification/showcase/firefox/should-have-same-aria-snapshot/DBNotification-should-have-same-aria-snapshot.yaml
+++ b/__snapshots__/notification/showcase/firefox/should-have-same-aria-snapshot/DBNotification-should-have-same-aria-snapshot.yaml
@@ -1,179 +1,130 @@
 - main:
   - heading "DBNotification" [level=1]
   - link "Density"
-  - article:
-    - text: Headline
-    - paragraph: functional
-  - article:
-    - text: Headline
-    - paragraph: regular (Default)
-  - article:
-    - text: Headline
-    - paragraph: expressive
+  - text: Headline
+  - paragraph: functional
+  - text: Headline
+  - paragraph: regular (Default)
+  - text: Headline
+  - paragraph: expressive
   - link "Variant"
-  - article:
-    - text: Headline
-    - paragraph: (Default) Docked
-  - article:
-    - text: Headline
-    - paragraph: Standalone
-  - article:
-    - text: Headline
-    - paragraph: Overlay
+  - text: Headline
+  - paragraph: (Default) Docked
+  - text: Headline
+  - paragraph: Standalone
+  - text: Headline
+  - paragraph: Overlay
   - link "Semantic"
-  - article:
-    - text: Headline
-    - paragraph: (Default) Adaptive
-  - article:
-    - text: Headline
-    - paragraph: Neutral
-  - article:
+  - text: Headline
+  - paragraph: (Default) Adaptive
+  - text: Headline
+  - paragraph: Neutral
+  - alert:
     - text: Headline
     - paragraph: Critical
-  - article:
+  - status:
     - text: Headline
     - paragraph: Informational
-  - article:
+  - status:
     - text: Headline
     - paragraph: Successful
-  - article:
+  - alert:
     - text: Headline
     - paragraph: Warning
   - link "Closeable"
-  - article:
-    - paragraph: (Default) False
-  - article:
-    - paragraph: "True"
-    - button "Close"
+  - paragraph: (Default) False
+  - paragraph: "True"
+  - button "Close"
   - link "Visual"
-  - article:
-    - paragraph: (Default) Icon
-  - article:
-    - img "this is a fancy placeholder"
-    - paragraph: Image
+  - paragraph: (Default) Icon
+  - img "this is a fancy placeholder"
+  - paragraph: Image
   - link "Show Icon"
-  - article:
-    - paragraph: (Default) True
-  - article:
-    - paragraph: "False"
+  - paragraph: (Default) True
+  - paragraph: "False"
   - link "Link Variant"
-  - article:
-    - paragraph: (Default) Block
-    - link "Textlink"
-  - article:
-    - paragraph: Inline
-    - link "Textlink"
+  - paragraph: (Default) Block
+  - link "Textlink"
+  - paragraph: Inline
+  - link "Textlink"
   - link "Show Headline"
-  - article:
-    - text: Headline
-    - paragraph: (Default) True
-  - article:
-    - paragraph: "False"
+  - text: Headline
+  - paragraph: (Default) True
+  - paragraph: "False"
   - link "Show Timestamp"
-  - article:
-    - paragraph: (Default) False
-  - article:
-    - paragraph: "True"
-    - text: 10 min ago
+  - paragraph: (Default) False
+  - paragraph: "True"
+  - text: 10 min ago
   - link "Examples - VariantDocked":
-  - article:
-    - paragraph: Text
-  - article:
-    - paragraph: Text & Icon
-  - article:
-    - img "this is a fancy placeholder"
-    - paragraph: Text & Preview Image
-  - article:
-    - text: Headline
-    - paragraph: Text & Headline
-  - article:
-    - paragraph: Text & Textlink Block
-    - link "Textlink"
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-  - article:
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-    - paragraph: Text & Icon & Headline & Textlink Inline & Closeable
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+  - paragraph: Text & Headline
+  - paragraph: Text & Textlink Block
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+  - link "Textlink"
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+  - paragraph: Text & Headline & Textlink Inline & Closeable
+  - link "Textlink"
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+  - paragraph: Text & Icon & Headline & Textlink Inline & Closeable
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-    - paragraph: Text & Icon & Headline & Textlink Inline & Closeable
-    - link "Textlink"
-    - button "Close"
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+  - img "this is a fancy placeholder"
+  - paragraph: Text & Preview Image
+  - text: Headline
+  - paragraph: Text & Headline
+  - paragraph: Text & Textlink Block
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+  - link "Textlink"
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+  - paragraph: Text & Headline & Textlink Inline & Closeable
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+  - button "Close"
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+  - paragraph: Text & Icon & Headline & Textlink Inline & Closeable
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+  - link "Textlink"
+  - paragraph: Text & Textlink Block & Timed
+  - text: 10 min ago
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+  - paragraph: Text & Headline & Textlink Inline & Closeable
+  - link "Textlink"
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+  - paragraph: Text & Icon & Headline & Textlink Inline & Closeable
+  - link "Textlink"
+  - button "Close"
+  - paragraph: Text & Timed
+  - text: 10 min ago
+  - paragraph: Text & Timed & Closeable
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+  - button "Close"
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diff --git a/__snapshots__/notification/showcase/mobile-chrome/should-have-same-aria-snapshot/DBNotification-should-have-same-aria-snapshot.yaml b/__snapshots__/notification/showcase/mobile-chrome/should-have-same-aria-snapshot/DBNotification-should-have-same-aria-snapshot.yaml
index 5dc551d555f5..c90a5aab869f 100644
--- a/__snapshots__/notification/showcase/mobile-chrome/should-have-same-aria-snapshot/DBNotification-should-have-same-aria-snapshot.yaml
+++ b/__snapshots__/notification/showcase/mobile-chrome/should-have-same-aria-snapshot/DBNotification-should-have-same-aria-snapshot.yaml
@@ -1,179 +1,130 @@
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-  - article:
-    - text: Headline
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+  - text: Headline
+  - paragraph: regular (Default)
+  - text: Headline
+  - paragraph: expressive
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-    - paragraph: (Default) Docked
-  - article:
-    - text: Headline
-    - paragraph: Standalone
-  - article:
-    - text: Headline
-    - paragraph: Overlay
+  - text: Headline
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+  - text: Headline
+  - paragraph: Standalone
+  - text: Headline
+  - paragraph: Overlay
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-  - article:
-    - text: Headline
-    - paragraph: (Default) Adaptive
-  - article:
-    - text: Headline
-    - paragraph: Neutral
-  - article:
+  - text: Headline
+  - paragraph: (Default) Adaptive
+  - text: Headline
+  - paragraph: Neutral
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     - text: Headline
     - paragraph: Critical
-  - article:
+  - status:
     - text: Headline
     - paragraph: Informational
-  - article:
+  - status:
     - text: Headline
     - paragraph: Successful
-  - article:
+  - alert:
     - text: Headline
     - paragraph: Warning
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-    - paragraph: (Default) False
-  - article:
-    - paragraph: "True"
-    - button "Close"
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+  - button "Close"
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-    - paragraph: (Default) Icon
-  - article:
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-    - paragraph: Image
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+  - img "this is a fancy placeholder"
+  - paragraph: Image
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-  - article:
-    - paragraph: (Default) True
-  - article:
-    - paragraph: "False"
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+  - paragraph: "False"
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-    - paragraph: (Default) Block
-    - link "Textlink"
-  - article:
-    - paragraph: Inline
-    - link "Textlink"
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+  - link "Textlink"
+  - paragraph: Inline
+  - link "Textlink"
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-  - article:
-    - text: Headline
-    - paragraph: (Default) True
-  - article:
-    - paragraph: "False"
+  - text: Headline
+  - paragraph: (Default) True
+  - paragraph: "False"
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-    - paragraph: (Default) False
-  - article:
-    - paragraph: "True"
-    - text: 10 min ago
+  - paragraph: (Default) False
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-  - article:
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-    - text: Headline
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-    - link "Textlink"
-    - button "Close"
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+  - paragraph: Text & Textlink Block
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+  - paragraph: Text & Textlink Inline
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+  - paragraph: Text & Headline & Textlink Inline & Closeable
+  - link "Textlink"
+  - button "Close"
+  - text: Headline
+  - paragraph: Text & Icon & Headline & Textlink Inline & Closeable
+  - link "Textlink"
+  - button "Close"
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-    - paragraph: Text
-  - article:
-    - paragraph: Text & Icon
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-    - text: Headline
-    - paragraph: Text & Icon & Headline & Textlink Inline & Closeable
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+  - paragraph: Text & Preview Image
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+  - paragraph: Text & Textlink Inline
+  - link "Textlink"
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+  - paragraph: Text & Headline & Textlink Inline & Closeable
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+  - button "Close"
+  - text: Headline
+  - paragraph: Text & Icon & Headline & Textlink Inline & Closeable
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+  - button "Close"
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-  - article:
-    - paragraph: Text & Icon
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+  - link "Textlink"
+  - paragraph: Text & Textlink Block & Timed
+  - text: 10 min ago
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+  - paragraph: Text & Headline & Textlink Inline & Closeable
+  - link "Textlink"
+  - button "Close"
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+  - paragraph: Text & Icon & Headline & Textlink Inline & Closeable
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+  - button "Close"
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+  - paragraph: Text & Timed & Closeable
+  - text: 10 min ago
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+  - text: 10 min ago
+  - button "Close"
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diff --git a/__snapshots__/notification/showcase/mobile-safari/should-have-same-aria-snapshot/DBNotification-should-have-same-aria-snapshot.yaml b/__snapshots__/notification/showcase/mobile-safari/should-have-same-aria-snapshot/DBNotification-should-have-same-aria-snapshot.yaml
index 5dc551d555f5..c90a5aab869f 100644
--- a/__snapshots__/notification/showcase/mobile-safari/should-have-same-aria-snapshot/DBNotification-should-have-same-aria-snapshot.yaml
+++ b/__snapshots__/notification/showcase/mobile-safari/should-have-same-aria-snapshot/DBNotification-should-have-same-aria-snapshot.yaml
@@ -1,179 +1,130 @@
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-  - article:
-    - text: Headline
-    - paragraph: functional
-  - article:
-    - text: Headline
-    - paragraph: regular (Default)
-  - article:
-    - text: Headline
-    - paragraph: expressive
+  - text: Headline
+  - paragraph: functional
+  - text: Headline
+  - paragraph: regular (Default)
+  - text: Headline
+  - paragraph: expressive
   - link "Variant"
-  - article:
-    - text: Headline
-    - paragraph: (Default) Docked
-  - article:
-    - text: Headline
-    - paragraph: Standalone
-  - article:
-    - text: Headline
-    - paragraph: Overlay
+  - text: Headline
+  - paragraph: (Default) Docked
+  - text: Headline
+  - paragraph: Standalone
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+  - paragraph: Overlay
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-  - article:
-    - text: Headline
-    - paragraph: (Default) Adaptive
-  - article:
-    - text: Headline
-    - paragraph: Neutral
-  - article:
+  - text: Headline
+  - paragraph: (Default) Adaptive
+  - text: Headline
+  - paragraph: Neutral
+  - alert:
     - text: Headline
     - paragraph: Critical
-  - article:
+  - status:
     - text: Headline
     - paragraph: Informational
-  - article:
+  - status:
     - text: Headline
     - paragraph: Successful
-  - article:
+  - alert:
     - text: Headline
     - paragraph: Warning
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-  - article:
-    - paragraph: (Default) False
-  - article:
-    - paragraph: "True"
-    - button "Close"
+  - paragraph: (Default) False
+  - paragraph: "True"
+  - button "Close"
   - link "Visual"
-  - article:
-    - paragraph: (Default) Icon
-  - article:
-    - img "this is a fancy placeholder"
-    - paragraph: Image
+  - paragraph: (Default) Icon
+  - img "this is a fancy placeholder"
+  - paragraph: Image
   - link "Show Icon"
-  - article:
-    - paragraph: (Default) True
-  - article:
-    - paragraph: "False"
+  - paragraph: (Default) True
+  - paragraph: "False"
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-  - article:
-    - paragraph: (Default) Block
-    - link "Textlink"
-  - article:
-    - paragraph: Inline
-    - link "Textlink"
+  - paragraph: (Default) Block
+  - link "Textlink"
+  - paragraph: Inline
+  - link "Textlink"
   - link "Show Headline"
-  - article:
-    - text: Headline
-    - paragraph: (Default) True
-  - article:
-    - paragraph: "False"
+  - text: Headline
+  - paragraph: (Default) True
+  - paragraph: "False"
   - link "Show Timestamp"
-  - article:
-    - paragraph: (Default) False
-  - article:
-    - paragraph: "True"
-    - text: 10 min ago
+  - paragraph: (Default) False
+  - paragraph: "True"
+  - text: 10 min ago
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-  - article:
-    - paragraph: Text
-  - article:
-    - paragraph: Text & Icon
-  - article:
-    - img "this is a fancy placeholder"
-    - paragraph: Text & Preview Image
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-  - article:
-    - text: Headline
-    - paragraph: Text & Icon & Headline & Textlink Inline & Closeable
-    - link "Textlink"
-    - button "Close"
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+  - button "Close"
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+  - paragraph: Text & Icon & Headline & Textlink Inline & Closeable
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-    - paragraph: Text
-  - article:
-    - paragraph: Text & Icon
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-  - article:
-    - text: Headline
-    - paragraph: Text & Icon & Headline & Textlink Inline & Closeable
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+  - paragraph: Text & Preview Image
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+  - paragraph: Text & Textlink Inline
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+  - button "Close"
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+  - paragraph: Text & Icon & Headline & Textlink Inline & Closeable
+  - link "Textlink"
+  - button "Close"
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-    - paragraph: Text
-  - article:
-    - paragraph: Text & Icon
-  - article:
-    - img "this is a fancy placeholder"
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-    - text: 10 min ago
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+  - text: 10 min ago
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+  - paragraph: Text & Headline & Textlink Inline & Closeable
+  - link "Textlink"
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+  - paragraph: Text & Icon & Headline & Textlink Inline & Closeable
+  - link "Textlink"
+  - button "Close"
+  - paragraph: Text & Timed
+  - text: 10 min ago
+  - paragraph: Text & Timed & Closeable
+  - text: 10 min ago
+  - button "Close"
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+  - paragraph: Text & Headline & Timed & Closeable
+  - text: 10 min ago
+  - button "Close"
+  - text: Headline
+  - paragraph: Text & Icon & Headline & Timed & Closeable
+  - text: 10 min ago
+  - button "Close"
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diff --git a/__snapshots__/notification/showcase/webkit/should-have-same-aria-snapshot/DBNotification-should-have-same-aria-snapshot.yaml b/__snapshots__/notification/showcase/webkit/should-have-same-aria-snapshot/DBNotification-should-have-same-aria-snapshot.yaml
index 5dc551d555f5..c90a5aab869f 100644
--- a/__snapshots__/notification/showcase/webkit/should-have-same-aria-snapshot/DBNotification-should-have-same-aria-snapshot.yaml
+++ b/__snapshots__/notification/showcase/webkit/should-have-same-aria-snapshot/DBNotification-should-have-same-aria-snapshot.yaml
@@ -1,179 +1,130 @@
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-  - article:
-    - text: Headline
-    - paragraph: regular (Default)
-  - article:
-    - text: Headline
-    - paragraph: expressive
+  - text: Headline
+  - paragraph: functional
+  - text: Headline
+  - paragraph: regular (Default)
+  - text: Headline
+  - paragraph: expressive
   - link "Variant"
-  - article:
-    - text: Headline
-    - paragraph: (Default) Docked
-  - article:
-    - text: Headline
-    - paragraph: Standalone
-  - article:
-    - text: Headline
-    - paragraph: Overlay
+  - text: Headline
+  - paragraph: (Default) Docked
+  - text: Headline
+  - paragraph: Standalone
+  - text: Headline
+  - paragraph: Overlay
   - link "Semantic"
-  - article:
-    - text: Headline
-    - paragraph: (Default) Adaptive
-  - article:
-    - text: Headline
-    - paragraph: Neutral
-  - article:
+  - text: Headline
+  - paragraph: (Default) Adaptive
+  - text: Headline
+  - paragraph: Neutral
+  - alert:
     - text: Headline
     - paragraph: Critical
-  - article:
+  - status:
     - text: Headline
     - paragraph: Informational
-  - article:
+  - status:
     - text: Headline
     - paragraph: Successful
-  - article:
+  - alert:
     - text: Headline
     - paragraph: Warning
   - link "Closeable"
-  - article:
-    - paragraph: (Default) False
-  - article:
-    - paragraph: "True"
-    - button "Close"
+  - paragraph: (Default) False
+  - paragraph: "True"
+  - button "Close"
   - link "Visual"
-  - article:
-    - paragraph: (Default) Icon
-  - article:
-    - img "this is a fancy placeholder"
-    - paragraph: Image
+  - paragraph: (Default) Icon
+  - img "this is a fancy placeholder"
+  - paragraph: Image
   - link "Show Icon"
-  - article:
-    - paragraph: (Default) True
-  - article:
-    - paragraph: "False"
+  - paragraph: (Default) True
+  - paragraph: "False"
   - link "Link Variant"
-  - article:
-    - paragraph: (Default) Block
-    - link "Textlink"
-  - article:
-    - paragraph: Inline
-    - link "Textlink"
+  - paragraph: (Default) Block
+  - link "Textlink"
+  - paragraph: Inline
+  - link "Textlink"
   - link "Show Headline"
-  - article:
-    - text: Headline
-    - paragraph: (Default) True
-  - article:
-    - paragraph: "False"
+  - text: Headline
+  - paragraph: (Default) True
+  - paragraph: "False"
   - link "Show Timestamp"
-  - article:
-    - paragraph: (Default) False
-  - article:
-    - paragraph: "True"
-    - text: 10 min ago
+  - paragraph: (Default) False
+  - paragraph: "True"
+  - text: 10 min ago
   - link "Examples - VariantDocked":
-  - article:
-    - paragraph: Text
-  - article:
-    - paragraph: Text & Icon
-  - article:
-    - img "this is a fancy placeholder"
-    - paragraph: Text & Preview Image
-  - article:
-    - text: Headline
-    - paragraph: Text & Headline
-  - article:
-    - paragraph: Text & Textlink Block
-    - link "Textlink"
-  - article:
-    - paragraph: Text & Textlink Inline
-    - link "Textlink"
-  - article:
-    - text: Headline
-    - paragraph: Text & Headline & Textlink Inline & Closeable
-    - link "Textlink"
-    - button "Close"
-  - article:
-    - text: Headline
-    - paragraph: Text & Icon & Headline & Textlink Inline & Closeable
-    - link "Textlink"
-    - button "Close"
+  - paragraph: Text
+  - paragraph: Text & Icon
+  - img "this is a fancy placeholder"
+  - paragraph: Text & Preview Image
+  - text: Headline
+  - paragraph: Text & Headline
+  - paragraph: Text & Textlink Block
+  - link "Textlink"
+  - paragraph: Text & Textlink Inline
+  - link "Textlink"
+  - text: Headline
+  - paragraph: Text & Headline & Textlink Inline & Closeable
+  - link "Textlink"
+  - button "Close"
+  - text: Headline
+  - paragraph: Text & Icon & Headline & Textlink Inline & Closeable
+  - link "Textlink"
+  - button "Close"
   - link "Examples - VariantStandalone":
-  - article:
-    - paragraph: Text
-  - article:
-    - paragraph: Text & Icon
-  - article:
-    - img "this is a fancy placeholder"
-    - paragraph: Text & Preview Image
-  - article:
-    - text: Headline
-    - paragraph: Text & Headline
-  - article:
-    - paragraph: Text & Textlink Block
-    - link "Textlink"
-  - article:
-    - paragraph: Text & Textlink Inline
-    - link "Textlink"
-  - article:
-    - text: Headline
-    - paragraph: Text & Headline & Textlink Inline & Closeable
-    - link "Textlink"
-    - button "Close"
-  - article:
-    - text: Headline
-    - paragraph: Text & Icon & Headline & Textlink Inline & Closeable
-    - link "Textlink"
-    - button "Close"
+  - paragraph: Text
+  - paragraph: Text & Icon
+  - img "this is a fancy placeholder"
+  - paragraph: Text & Preview Image
+  - text: Headline
+  - paragraph: Text & Headline
+  - paragraph: Text & Textlink Block
+  - link "Textlink"
+  - paragraph: Text & Textlink Inline
+  - link "Textlink"
+  - text: Headline
+  - paragraph: Text & Headline & Textlink Inline & Closeable
+  - link "Textlink"
+  - button "Close"
+  - text: Headline
+  - paragraph: Text & Icon & Headline & Textlink Inline & Closeable
+  - link "Textlink"
+  - button "Close"
   - link "Examples - VariantOverlay":
-  - article:
-    - paragraph: Text
-  - article:
-    - paragraph: Text & Icon
-  - article:
-    - img "this is a fancy placeholder"
-    - paragraph: Text & Preview Image
-  - article:
-    - text: Headline
-    - paragraph: Text & Headline
-  - article:
-    - paragraph: Text & Textlink Inline
-    - link "Textlink"
-  - article:
-    - paragraph: Text & Textlink Block
-    - link "Textlink"
-  - article:
-    - paragraph: Text & Textlink Block & Timed
-    - text: 10 min ago
-    - link "Textlink"
-  - article:
-    - text: Headline
-    - paragraph: Text & Headline & Textlink Inline & Closeable
-    - link "Textlink"
-    - button "Close"
-  - article:
-    - text: Headline
-    - paragraph: Text & Icon & Headline & Textlink Inline & Closeable
-    - link "Textlink"
-    - button "Close"
-  - article:
-    - paragraph: Text & Timed
-    - text: 10 min ago
-  - article:
-    - paragraph: Text & Timed & Closeable
-    - text: 10 min ago
-    - button "Close"
-  - article:
-    - text: Headline
-    - paragraph: Text & Headline & Timed & Closeable
-    - text: 10 min ago
-    - button "Close"
-  - article:
-    - text: Headline
-    - paragraph: Text & Icon & Headline & Timed & Closeable
-    - text: 10 min ago
-    - button "Close"
\ No newline at end of file
+  - paragraph: Text
+  - paragraph: Text & Icon
+  - img "this is a fancy placeholder"
+  - paragraph: Text & Preview Image
+  - text: Headline
+  - paragraph: Text & Headline
+  - paragraph: Text & Textlink Inline
+  - link "Textlink"
+  - paragraph: Text & Textlink Block
+  - link "Textlink"
+  - paragraph: Text & Textlink Block & Timed
+  - text: 10 min ago
+  - link "Textlink"
+  - text: Headline
+  - paragraph: Text & Headline & Textlink Inline & Closeable
+  - link "Textlink"
+  - button "Close"
+  - text: Headline
+  - paragraph: Text & Icon & Headline & Textlink Inline & Closeable
+  - link "Textlink"
+  - button "Close"
+  - paragraph: Text & Timed
+  - text: 10 min ago
+  - paragraph: Text & Timed & Closeable
+  - text: 10 min ago
+  - button "Close"
+  - text: Headline
+  - paragraph: Text & Headline & Timed & Closeable
+  - text: 10 min ago
+  - button "Close"
+  - text: Headline
+  - paragraph: Text & Icon & Headline & Timed & Closeable
+  - text: 10 min ago
+  - button "Close"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/components/src/components/notification/notification.lite.tsx b/packages/components/src/components/notification/notification.lite.tsx
index 5fe10cce89c9..70a2f0419cd7 100644
--- a/packages/components/src/components/notification/notification.lite.tsx
+++ b/packages/components/src/components/notification/notification.lite.tsx
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import {
 	cls,
 	getBoolean,
 	getBooleanAsString,
+	getNotificationRole,
 	stringPropVisible
 } from '../../utils';
 import DBButton from '../button/button.lite';
@@ -37,10 +38,11 @@ export default function DBNotification(props: DBNotificationProps) {
 	// jscpd:ignore-end
 
 	return (
-		<article
+		<div
 			ref={_ref}
 			id={props.id}
 			class={cls('db-notification', props.className)}
+			role={getNotificationRole(props.semantic)}
 			aria-live={props.ariaLive}
 			data-semantic={props.semantic}
 			data-variant={props.variant}
@@ -81,6 +83,6 @@ export default function DBNotification(props: DBNotificationProps) {
 					{props.closeButtonText ?? DEFAULT_CLOSE_BUTTON}
 				</DBButton>
 			</Show>
-		</article>
+		</div>
 	);
 }
diff --git a/packages/components/src/utils/index.ts b/packages/components/src/utils/index.ts
index e7d32fa96d26..9a7db9119967 100644
--- a/packages/components/src/utils/index.ts
+++ b/packages/components/src/utils/index.ts
@@ -178,3 +178,21 @@ export const isKeyboardEvent = <T>(
 	event?: ClickEvent<T> | GeneralKeyboardEvent<T>
 ): event is GeneralKeyboardEvent<T> =>
 	(event as GeneralKeyboardEvent<T>).key !== undefined;
+
+/**
+ * Maps semantic values to appropriate ARIA roles for notifications
+ * @param semantic - The semantic type of the notification
+ * @returns The appropriate ARIA role or undefined for default behavior
+ */
+export const getNotificationRole = (semantic?: string): string | undefined => {
+	switch (semantic) {
+		case 'critical':
+		case 'warning':
+			return 'alert';
+		case 'informational':
+		case 'successful':
+			return 'status';
+		default:
+			return undefined;
+	}
+};