NVDA is reading button aria-label on click but not on hover - javascript

I have created a slideshow for a website using W3Schools HTML code (from here: https://www.w3schools.com/w3css/w3css_slideshow.asp)
It all works fine except that I cannot get NVDA to read any title or aria-label attached to the previous and next arrows on hover. It only reads on click, which is too late for someone using a screen reader.
I've changed the W3Schools code from actual buttons to this:
<div class="direction prev" tabindex="0" onclick="plusSlides(-1)" role="button" aria-label="previous">❮</div>
<div class="direction next" tabindex="0" onclick="plusSlides(1)" role="button" aria-label="next">❯</div>
and tried several combinations including:
adding ids to a span with text and then referencing it with aria-labelledby in the button div
using title="Previous Slide"
using a special class="visually-hidden" using the clip method to hide the text (already used in the menu, but it doesn't read that, either)
various other similar options, to no avail.
What can I do to make NVDA read the label/text on hover? JavaScript is ok, but no jQuery, please. Thanks.

I think you have to use aria-describedby="previous" or "next" So NVDA can read it. More information here: https://www.powermapper.com/tests/screen-readers/labelling/a-aria-describedby/
If it does not work I am sorry. Let me know so I can delete

The following code works. I haven't included the JavaScript as it's not relevant to this post.
.gallery /*code for this demo only */ {
width: 100%;
margin: 1rem 0;
border: 1px solid red;
height: 50px;
}
.prev,
.next {
background-color: rgba(0,0,0,0.2);
cursor: pointer;
position: absolute;
top: 30px;
width: 10px;
padding: 15px;
margin-top: 22px;
color: var(--dark-green);
font-weight: bold;
font-size: 1.25rem;
transition: 0.6s ease;
border: none;
user-select: none;
left: 1rem;
}
.next {
left: unset;
right: 1rem;
border-radius: 3px 0 0 3px;
}
.visually-hidden {
border: 0;
padding: 0;
margin: 0;
position: absolute;
height: 1px;
width: 1px;
overflow: hidden;
white-space: nowrap;
}
<div class="direction prev" tabindex="0" onclick="plusSlides(-1)" role="button">❮<span class="visually-hidden">Previous slide</span></div>
<div class="direction next" tabindex="0" onclick="plusSlides(1)" role="button">❯<span class="visually-hidden">Next slide</span></div>

I was facing the issue where nvda did not read the aria-label assigned to Icon or IconButton on hover. I wrapped the icon with span, set the role as img and assigned aria-label to span.
Previous:
<IconButton
aria-label="Some icon"
role="button"
>
<TodayIcon aria-label="Today"/>
</IconButton>
Current:
<IconButton
role="button"
>
<span role="img" aria-label="Today">
<TodayIcon />
</span>
</IconButton>

I got there in the end. I needed to move the forward and back symbols inside the spans and, as #robariissa01 said, I need to use the 'aria-label'. The code for the buttons is now this:
<div id="dp" class="direction prev" tabindex="0" onclick="plusSlides(-1)" role="button" aria-labelledby="ps"><span id="ps" for="dp" aria-label="Previous slide">❮</span></div>
<div id="dn" class="direction next" tabindex="0" onclick="plusSlides(1)" role="button" aria-labelledby="ns"><span id="ns" for="dn" aria-lable="Next slide">❯</span></div>

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The problem was mostly with the hover part.As even after 2nd click it remains in the hover state which shows the background green.
It is working but not visible to you because when you hover on it to click :hover is already applied and the background color is applied.
If you inspect and open dev tools you see the active class is being added to it.
So, just remove the :hover state to notice the change.
If you still want to have :hover state, try changing the background color at hover state.
Btw,
A better jQuery for you:
$("#TmpFBtn").click(function() {
$(this).toggleClass("active");
}
It does the same job, but with a lesser number of lines.

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