Link containing img without alt Screen reader compatibility

Expected Result: causes problems in some screen readers

Actual Result: causes problems in 135 screen reader / browser combinations

For expected failures, the results show which AT combos the failures affect. Results are recorded from the user's viewpoint, so describe the user impact of authoring errors.

WCAG Failure: F65

Code used for this test:

		<a href='4567.html'><img src='1234.png'></a>
	

Change History

Last updated: September 11, 2022

• NVDA with Chrome Causes problems from NVDA 2018.4 to NVDA 2022.2
• NVDA with IE Causes problems from NVDA 2014.1 to NVDA 2019.2
• NVDA with FF Causes problems from NVDA 2014.1 to NVDA 2022.2
• JAWS with Chrome Causes problems from JAWS 2018.1811.2 to JAWS 2022.2207.25
• JAWS with IE Causes problems from JAWS 13.0.852 to JAWS 2019.1912.1
• JAWS with FF Causes problems from JAWS 13.0.852 to JAWS 2022.2207.25
• VoiceOver macOS Causes problems from VoiceOver macOS 10.9 to VoiceOver macOS 12.5
• VoiceOver iOS Causes problems from VoiceOver iOS 7.1 to VoiceOver iOS 15.6
• WindowEyes with IE Causes problems from WindowEyes 8.4 to WindowEyes 9.2
• Dolphin with IE Causes problems in Dolphin SR 15.05
• SaToGo with IE Causes problems in SaToGo 3.4.96.0

Screen reader	Browser	Mode	Notes	What the user hears
NVDA 2022.2	Chrome 105	Reading	Image URL read out: no indication of link purpose.	Link, unlabeled graphic, one thousand, two hundred and thirty-four.
NVDA 2022.2	Chrome 105	Tabbing	Image URL read out: no indication of link purpose.	One thousand, two hundred and thirty-four, unlabeled graphic, link.
NVDA 2022.2	FF102	Reading	Link URL read out: no indication of link purpose.	Link graphic four thousand, five hundred and sixty-seven.
NVDA 2022.2	FF102	Tabbing	Link URL read out: no indication of link purpose.	Four thousand, five hundred and sixty-seven, graphic link.
NVDA 2022.2	Edge 105	Reading	Image URL read out: no indication of link purpose.	Link, unlabeled graphic, one thousand, two hundred and thirty-four.
NVDA 2022.2	Edge 105	Tabbing	Image URL read out: no indication of link purpose.	One thousand, two hundred and thirty-four, unlabeled graphic link.
NVDA 2021.2	Chrome 94	Reading	Image URL read out: no indication of link purpose.	Link, unlabeled graphic, one thousand, two hundred and thirty-four.
NVDA 2021.2	Chrome 94	Tabbing	Image URL read out: no indication of link purpose.	One thousand, two hundred and thirty-four, unlabeled graphic, link.
NVDA 2021.2	FF91	Reading	Link URL read out: no indication of link purpose.	Link graphic four thousand, five hundred and sixty-seven.
NVDA 2021.2	FF91	Tabbing	Link URL read out: no indication of link purpose.	Four thousand, five hundred and sixty-seven, graphic link.
NVDA 2021.2	Edge 94	Reading	Image URL read out: no indication of link purpose.	Link graphic, one thousand, two hundred and thirty-four.
NVDA 2021.2	Edge 94	Tabbing	Image URL read out: no indication of link purpose.	One thousand, two hundred and thirty-four, graphic link.
NVDA 2020.2	Chrome 86	Reading	Image URL read out: no indication of link purpose.	Link, unlabeled graphic, one thousand, two hundred and thirty-four.
NVDA 2020.2	Chrome 86	Tabbing	Image URL read out: no indication of link purpose.	One thousand, two hundred and thirty-four, unlabeled graphic, link.
NVDA 2020.2	FF78	Reading	Link URL read out: no indication of link purpose.	Link graphic four thousand, five hundred and sixty-seven.
NVDA 2020.2	FF78	Tabbing	Link URL read out: no indication of link purpose.	Four thousand, five hundred and sixty-seven, graphic link.
NVDA 2020.2	Edge 92	Reading	Image URL read out: no indication of link purpose.	Link graphic, one thousand, two hundred and thirty-four.
NVDA 2020.2	Edge 92	Tabbing	Image URL read out: no indication of link purpose.	One thousand, two hundred and thirty-four, graphic link.
NVDA 2019.2	Chrome 79	Reading	Image URL read out and no indication of link role.	Unlabeled graphic, unlabeled graphic, one thousand, two hundred and thirty-four.
NVDA 2019.2	Chrome 79	Tabbing	Image URL read out and no indication of link role.	One thousand, two hundred and thirty-four, unlabeled graphic, unlabeled graphic.
NVDA 2019.2	FF68	Reading	Link URL read out: no indication of link purpose.	Link graphic four thousand, five hundred and sixty-seven.
NVDA 2019.2	FF68	Tabbing	Link URL read out: no indication of link purpose.	Four thousand, five hundred and sixty-seven, graphic link.
NVDA 2019.2	IE11	Reading	Link URL read out: no indication of link purpose.	Link graphic four thousand, five hundred and sixty-seven.
NVDA 2019.2	IE11	Tabbing	Link URL read out: no indication of link purpose.	Four thousand, five hundred and sixty-seven, graphic link.
NVDA 2018.4	Chrome 73	Reading	Image URL read out and no indication of link role.	Unlabeled graphic, unlabeled graphic, one thousand, two hundred and thirty-four.
NVDA 2018.4	Chrome 73	Tabbing	Image URL read out and no indication of link role.	One thousand, two hundred and thirty-four, unlabeled graphic, unlabeled graphic.
NVDA 2018.4	FF60	Reading	Link URL read out: no indication of link purpose.	Link graphic four thousand, five hundred and sixty-seven.
NVDA 2018.4	FF60	Tabbing	Link URL read out: no indication of link purpose.	Four thousand, five hundred and sixty-seven, graphic link.
NVDA 2018.4	IE11	Reading	Link URL read out: no indication of link purpose.	Link graphic four thousand, five hundred and sixty-seven.
NVDA 2018.4	IE11	Tabbing	Link URL read out: no indication of link purpose.	Four thousand, five hundred and sixty-seven, graphic link.
NVDA 2017.3	FF60	Reading	Image and link ignored.
NVDA 2017.3	FF60	Tabbing	No indication of link purpose.	Link.
NVDA 2017.3	IE11	Reading	Link URL read out: no indication of link purpose.	Link graphic four thousand, five hundred and sixty-seven.
NVDA 2017.3	IE11	Tabbing	Link URL read out: no indication of link purpose.	Four thousand, five hundred and sixty-seven, graphic link.
NVDA 2016.2	FF48	Reading	Link URL read out: no indication of link purpose.	Link graphic four thousand, five hundred and sixty-seven.
NVDA 2016.2	FF48	Tabbing	Link URL read out: no indication of link purpose.	Four thousand, five hundred and sixty-seven, graphic link.
NVDA 2016.2	IE11	Reading	Link URL read out: no indication of link purpose.	Link graphic four thousand, five hundred and sixty-seven.
NVDA 2016.2	IE11	Tabbing	Link URL read out: no indication of link purpose.	Four thousand, five hundred and sixty-seven, graphic link.
NVDA 2015.2	FF40	Reading	Link URL read out: no indication of link purpose.	Link graphic four thousand, five hundred and sixty-seven.
NVDA 2015.2	FF40	Tabbing	Link URL read out: no indication of link purpose.	Four thousand, five hundred and sixty-seven, graphic link.
NVDA 2015.2	IE11	Reading	Link URL read out: no indication of link purpose.	Link graphic four thousand, five hundred and sixty-seven.
NVDA 2015.2	IE11	Tabbing	Link URL read out: no indication of link purpose.	Four thousand, five hundred and sixty-seven, graphic link.
NVDA 2014.1	FF28	Reading	Link URL read out: no indication of link purpose.	Link graphic four thousand, five hundred and sixty-seven.
NVDA 2014.1	FF28	Tabbing	Link URL read out: no indication of link purpose.	Four thousand, five hundred and sixty-seven, graphic link.
NVDA 2014.1	IE11	Reading	Link URL read out: no indication of link purpose.	Link graphic four thousand, five hundred and sixty-seven.
NVDA 2014.1	IE11	Tabbing	Link URL read out: no indication of link purpose.	Four thousand, five hundred and sixty-seven, graphic link.
JAWS 2022.2207.25	Chrome 105	Reading	Link URL gibberish read out with no indication of link role.	Unlabeled graphic, graphic twelve thirty four.
JAWS 2022.2207.25	Chrome 105	Tabbing	Link URL gibberish read out.	Twelve thirty four, link graphic
JAWS 2022.2207.25	FF102	Reading	Link URL gibberish read out.	Link graphic, twelve thirty four.
JAWS 2022.2207.25	FF102	Tabbing	Link URL gibberish read out.	Twelve thirty four, link graphic.
JAWS 2022.2207.25	Edge 105	Reading	Link URL gibberish read out with no indication of link role.	Unlabeled graphic, graphic twelve thirty four.
JAWS 2022.2207.25	Edge 105	Tabbing	Link URL gibberish read out.	Twelve thirty four, link graphic
JAWS 2021.2107.12	Chrome 94	Reading	Link URL gibberish read out with no indication of link role.	Unlabeled graphic, graphic twelve thirty four.
JAWS 2021.2107.12	Chrome 94	Tabbing	Link URL gibberish read out.	Twelve thirty four, link graphic
JAWS 2021.2107.12	FF91	Reading	Link URL gibberish read out.	Link graphic, twelve thirty four.
JAWS 2021.2107.12	FF91	Tabbing	Link URL gibberish read out.	Link, slash forty-five sixty-seven dot HTML.
JAWS 2021.2107.12	Edge 94	Reading	Link URL gibberish read out.	Link graphic, twelve thirty four.
JAWS 2021.2107.12	Edge 94	Tabbing	Link URL gibberish read out.	Twelve thirty four, link graphic
JAWS 2020.2008.24	Chrome 86	Reading	Link URL gibberish read out with no indication of link role.	Unlabeled graphic, graphic twelve thirty four.
JAWS 2020.2008.24	Chrome 86	Tabbing	Link URL gibberish read out.	Twelve thirty four, link graphic
JAWS 2020.2008.24	FF78	Reading	Link URL gibberish read out.	Link graphic, twelve thirty four.
JAWS 2020.2008.24	FF78	Tabbing	Link URL gibberish read out.	Twelve thirty four, link graphic
JAWS 2020.2008.24	Edge 92	Reading	Link URL gibberish read out.	Link graphic, twelve thirty four.
JAWS 2020.2008.24	Edge 92	Tabbing	Link URL gibberish read out.	Twelve thirty four, link graphic
JAWS 2019.1912.1	Chrome 79	Reading	Link URL gibberish read out with no indication of link role.	Unlabeled graphic, graphic twelve thirty four.
JAWS 2019.1912.1	Chrome 79	Tabbing	Link URL gibberish read out.	Twelve thirty four, link graphic
JAWS 2019.1912.1	FF68	Reading	Link URL gibberish read out.	Link graphic, twelve thirty four.
JAWS 2019.1912.1	FF68	Tabbing	Link URL gibberish read out.	Twelve thirty four, link graphic
JAWS 2019.1912.1	IE11	Reading	Link URL gibberish read out.	Link graphic, slash twelve thirty four.
JAWS 2019.1912.1	IE11	Tabbing	Link URL gibberish read out.	Slash twelve thirty four, link graphic
JAWS 2018.1811.2	Chrome 73	Reading	Link URL gibberish read out with no indication of link role.	Unlabeled graphic, graphic twelve thirty four.
JAWS 2018.1811.2	Chrome 73	Tabbing	Link URL gibberish read out.	Tab, twelve thirty four, link graphic
JAWS 2018.1811.2	FF60	Reading	Link URL gibberish read out.	Link graphic, twelve thirty four.
JAWS 2018.1811.2	FF60	Tabbing	Link URL gibberish read out.	Tab, twelve thirty four, link graphic
JAWS 2018.1811.2	IE11	Reading	Link URL gibberish read out.	Link graphic, slash twelve thirty four.
JAWS 2018.1811.2	IE11	Tabbing	Link URL gibberish read out.	Tab, slash twelve thirty four, link graphic
JAWS 18.0.5038	FF52	Reading	Link URL gibberish read out.	Link graphic, twelve thirty four.
JAWS 18.0.5038	FF52	Tabbing	Link URL gibberish read out.	Tab, twelve thirty four, link graphic
JAWS 18.0.5038	IE11	Reading	Link URL gibberish read out.	Link graphic, slash twelve thirty four.
JAWS 18.0.5038	IE11	Tabbing	Link URL gibberish read out.	Tab, slash twelve thirty four, link graphic
JAWS 17.0.2619	FF48	Reading	Link URL gibberish read out.	Link graphic, twelve thirty four.
JAWS 17.0.2619	FF48	Tabbing	Link URL gibberish read out.	Twelve thirty four, link graphic
JAWS 17.0.2619	IE11	Reading	Link URL gibberish read out.	Link graphic, slash twelve thirty four.
JAWS 17.0.2619	IE11	Tabbing	Link URL gibberish read out.	Slash twelve thirty four, link graphic
JAWS 16.0.4350	FF40	Reading	Link URL gibberish read out.	Link graphic, twelve thirty four.
JAWS 16.0.4350	FF40	Tabbing	Link URL gibberish read out.	Twelve thirty four, link graphic
JAWS 16.0.4350	IE11	Reading	Link URL gibberish read out.	Link graphic, slash twelve thirty four.
JAWS 16.0.4350	IE11	Tabbing	Link URL gibberish read out.	Slash twelve thirty four, link graphic
JAWS 15.0.9023	FF29	Reading	Link URL gibberish read out.	Link graphic, twelve thirty four.
JAWS 15.0.9023	FF29	Tabbing	Link URL gibberish read out.	Twelve thirty four, link graphic
JAWS 15.0.9023	IE11	Reading	Link URL gibberish read out.	Link graphic, slash twelve thirty four.
JAWS 15.0.9023	IE11	Tabbing	Link URL gibberish read out.	Slash twelve thirty four, link graphic
JAWS 14.0.9002	FF29	Reading	Link URL gibberish read out.	Link graphic, slash twelve thirty four.
JAWS 14.0.9002	FF29	Tabbing	Link URL gibberish read out.	Slash twelve thirty four, link graphic
JAWS 14.0.9002	IE11	Reading	Link URL gibberish read out.	Link graphic, slash twelve thirty four.
JAWS 14.0.9002	IE11	Tabbing	Link URL gibberish read out.	Slash twelve thirty four, link graphic
JAWS 13.0.852	FF29	Reading	Link URL gibberish read out.	Link graphic, twelve thirty four.
JAWS 13.0.852	FF29	Tabbing	Link URL gibberish read out.	Twelve thirty four, link graphic
JAWS 13.0.852	IE11	Reading	Link URL gibberish read out.	Link graphic, slash twelve thirty four.
JAWS 13.0.852	IE11	Tabbing	Link URL gibberish read out.	Slash twelve thirty four, link graphic
WindowEyes 9.2	IE11	Reading	Link URL gibberish read out.	Link slash forty five sixty seven dot HTML.
WindowEyes 9.2	IE11	Tabbing	Link URL gibberish read out.	Link slash forty five sixty seven dot HTML.
WindowEyes 8.4	IE11	Reading	Link URL gibberish read out.	Link slash forty five sixty seven dot HTML.
WindowEyes 8.4	IE11	Tabbing	Image URL gibberish read out.	Link twelve thirty four.
VoiceOver macOS 12.5	Safari 15.6	Reading	Image URL gibberish read out.	Link image, one thousand two hundred and thirty four PNG.
VoiceOver macOS 12.5	Safari 15.6	Tabbing	Image URL gibberish read out.	Link image, one thousand two hundred and thirty four PNG.
VoiceOver macOS 11.5	Safari 15.0	Reading	Image URL gibberish read out.	Link image, one thousand two hundred and thirty four PNG.
VoiceOver macOS 11.5	Safari 15.0	Tabbing	Image URL gibberish read out.	Link image, one thousand two hundred and thirty four PNG.
VoiceOver macOS 10.15	Safari 14.1	Reading	Image URL gibberish read out.	Link image, one thousand two hundred and thirty four PNG.
VoiceOver macOS 10.15	Safari 14.1	Tabbing	Image URL gibberish read out.	Link image, one thousand two hundred and thirty four PNG.
VoiceOver macOS 10.14	Safari 13.0	Reading	Image URL gibberish read out.	Link image, one thousand two hundred and thirty four PNG.
VoiceOver macOS 10.14	Safari 13.0	Tabbing	Image URL gibberish read out.	Link image, one thousand two hundred and thirty four PNG.
VoiceOver macOS 10.13	Safari 12.1	Reading	Image URL gibberish read out.	Link image, one thousand two hundred and thirty four PNG.
VoiceOver macOS 10.13	Safari 12.1	Tabbing	Image URL gibberish read out.	Link image, one thousand two hundred and thirty four PNG.
VoiceOver macOS 10.12	Safari 10.1.2	Reading	Image URL gibberish read out.	Link image one two three four PNG.
VoiceOver macOS 10.12	Safari 10.1.2	Tabbing	Image URL gibberish read out.	Link image one two three four PNG.
VoiceOver macOS 10.11	Safari 9.1.2	Reading	Image URL gibberish read out.	Link image one two three four PNG.
VoiceOver macOS 10.11	Safari 9.1.2	Tabbing	Image URL gibberish read out.	Link image one two three four PNG.
VoiceOver macOS 10.10	Safari 8.0.6	Reading	Image URL gibberish read out.	Link image one two three four PNG.
VoiceOver macOS 10.10	Safari 8.0.6	Tabbing	Image URL gibberish read out.	Link image one two three four PNG.
VoiceOver macOS 10.9	Safari 7.0.3	Reading	Image URL gibberish read out.	Link image one two three four PNG.
VoiceOver macOS 10.9	Safari 7.0.3	Tabbing	Image URL gibberish read out.	Link image one two three four PNG.
VoiceOver iOS 15.6	Safari iOS 15.6	Touch	Link URL read out: no indication of link purpose.	Four thousand, five hundred and sixty-seven HTML, link image.
VoiceOver iOS 14.7	Safari iOS 14.7	Touch	Link URL read out: no indication of link purpose.	Four thousand, five hundred and sixty-seven HTML, link image.
VoiceOver iOS 13.3	Safari iOS 13.3	Touch	Link URL read out: no indication of link purpose.	Four thousand, five hundred and sixty-seven HTML, link image.
VoiceOver iOS 12.4	Safari iOS 12.4	Touch	Link URL read out: no indication of link purpose.	Four thousand, five hundred and sixty-seven HTML, link image.
VoiceOver iOS 11.4	Safari iOS 11.4	Touch	Link URL read out: no indication of link purpose.	Four thousand, five hundred and sixty-seven HTML, link image.
VoiceOver iOS 10.3	Safari iOS 10.3	Touch	Link URL read out: no indication of link purpose.	Four thousand, five hundred and sixty-seven HTML, link image.
VoiceOver iOS 9.1	Safari iOS 9.1	Touch	Link URL read out: no indication of link purpose.	Four thousand, five hundred and sixty-seven HTML, link image.
VoiceOver iOS 8.4	Safari iOS 8.4	Touch	Link URL read out: no indication of link purpose.	Four thousand, five hundred and sixty-seven HTML, link image.
VoiceOver iOS 7.1	Safari iOS 7.1	Touch	Link URL read out: no indication of link purpose.	Four thousand, five hundred and sixty-seven HTML, link image.
Dolphin SR 15.05	IE11	Reading	No indication of link purpose.	Link
Dolphin SR 15.05	IE11	Tabbing	No indication of link purpose.	Link
SaToGo 3.4.96.0	IE11	Reading	No indication of link purpose.	Link
SaToGo 3.4.96.0	IE11	Tabbing	No indication of link purpose.	Link

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Test notes

All tests were carried out with screen reader factory settings. JAWS in particular has a wide variety of settings controlling exactly what gets spoken.

Screen readers allow users to interact in different modes, and can produce very different results in each mode. The modes used in these tests are:

• Reading Content read using the “read next” command in a screen reader
• Tabbing Content read using the “tab” key in a screen reader
• Heading Content read using the “next heading” key in a screen reader
• Touch Content read when touching an area of screen on a mobile device

In the “What the user hears” column:

• Commas represent short pauses in screen reader voicing
• Full Stops represent places where voicing stops, and the “read next” or “tab” or “next heading” command is pressed again
• Ellipsis … represent a long pause in voicing
• (Brackets) represent voicing that requires a keystroke to hear