alt repeats link text Accessibility Checkpoint

Description

Using alt text which duplicates link text in the same link or the following link results in screen readers stuttering as the same text is read out twice.

Help

Use alt='' when the image is part of a link containing text, or change the redundant alt text if the links are separate.

Applicable standards

  • WCAG 2.0 (Success Criteria: 1.1.1 level A, 2.4.4 level A, 2.4.9 level AAA)
  • WCAG 2.1 (Success Criteria: 1.1.1 level A, 2.4.4 level A, 2.4.9 level AAA)
  • WCAG 2.2 (Success Criteria: 1.1.1 level A, 2.4.4 level A, 2.4.9 level AAA)
  • Section 508 (2017) (Success Criteria: 1.1.1 level A, 2.4.4 level A, 2.4.9 level AAA)

Note: Section 508 Refresh (2017) checkpoints are equivalent to WCAG 2.0 level A and level AA checkpoints.

Change history

  • 5.36 Jan 2020 Removed.
  • 5.3 Sep 2013 Fixed false negative.
  • 5.0 Oct 2012 Improved detection of duplicate link link.
  • 4.7 Jun 2012 Added.

This page describes a web site issue detected in HTML documents by SortSite Desktop and OnDemand Suite.

Rule ID: AccWcag2-H2-1