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Decorative images hidden

foundational

Normative Text

Decorative images are programmatically hidden.

Tests

This section is non-normative.

(General) No accessible name

Procedure

  1. Check for any images that add no information to the content.
  2. Check that the image has no accessible name.

Expected results

  • #2 is true.

(HTML) Using an empty alt attribute for an image element

Procedure

For any image that adds no information to the content:

  1. Check that title, aria-label, aria-labelledby etc. is either absent or empty.
  2. Check that an alt attribute is present and empty.

Expected results

  • #1 is true.
  • #2 is true.

Tests

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Key Terms

accessibility support set

group of user agents and assistive technologies you test with

The AGWG is considering defining a default set of user agents and assistive technologies that they use when validating guidelines.

Accessibility support sets may vary based on language, region, or situation.

If you are not using the default accessibility set, the conformance report should indicate what set is being used.

accessibility supported

available and working in the user agents and assistive technology in the accessibility support set

The working group intended to include a default accessibility support set. See Default accessibility support set #277.

decorative

serving only an aesthetic purpose, providing no information, and having no functionality

Text is only purely decorative if the words can be rearranged or substituted without changing their purpose.

programmatically determinable

meaning of the content and all its important attributes can be determined by software functionality that is accessibility supported