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Images detectable

foundational

Normative Text

Non-decorative images are detectable.

Applies when

Tests

This section is non-normative.

Procedure

For each non-decorative image:

  1. Check the code to see if it has been marked up in a way that makes it detectable; or
  2. For technologies where the code cannot be checked, use a screen reader to test that the image is detectable.

Expected results

  • #1 or #2 is true.

Tests

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Key Terms

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.