accessibility-checker-engine
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An automated accessibility checking engine for use by other tools
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HTML
<html lang="en-US">
<head>
<title>img_alt_null - Accessibility Checker Help</title>
<script>
RULE_MESSAGES = {"en-US":{"pass":"Neither 'aria' nor 'title' attributes are used for the decorative image","fail_decorative":"The image 'alt' attribute is empty, but the 'title' attribute is not empty","potential_aria_override":"The image 'alt' attribute is empty, but the 'aria' label is not empty and overrides the 'alt' attribute","group":"When the intent is to mark an image as decorative with an empty 'alt' attribute, the 'aria' or 'title' attributes should not be used"}};
RULE_ID = "img_alt_null"
</script>
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<link rel="icon" href="https://ibm.com/able/favicon-32x32.png" type="image/png">
<link rel="icon" href="https://ibm.com/able/favicon.svg" type="image/svg+xml">
<link rel="stylesheet" href="../common/help.css" />
<script type="module">
import "https://1.www.s81c.com/common/carbon/web-components/version/v1.35.0/code-snippet.min.js";
import "https://1.www.s81c.com/common/carbon/web-components/version/v1.35.0/list.min.js";
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<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/marked/marked.min.js"></script>
<script src="../common/help.js"></script>
</head>
<body>
<div class="bx--grid toolHelp">
<div class="bx--row">
<div class="bx--col-sm-4 bx--col-md-8 bx--col-lg-16 toolHead">
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<h3 id="ruleMessage"></h3>
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<div id="locLevel"></div>
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<p id="groupLabel"></p>
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<div class="bx--col-sm-4 bx--col-md-5 bx--col-lg-8 toolMain">
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<mark-down><script type="text/plain">
### Why is this important?
When an image is decorative and has an empty `alt` attribute, the `title` attribute should not be included.
This ensures the image is ignored by assistive technologies.
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<div id="locSnippet"></div>
### What to do
* Use a null `alt` text attribute and no `title` attribute on an image that assistive technologies should ignore.
For example:
```
<img src="squiggle.gif" width="20" height="20" alt="" />
```
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<div id="ruleInfo"></div>
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<div class="bx--col-sm-4 bx--col-md-3 bx--col-lg-4 toolSide">
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<mark-down><script type="text/plain">
### About this requirement
* [IBM 1.1.1 Non-text content](https://www.ibm.com/able/requirements/requirements/#1_1_1)
* [H67: Using null alt and no title attributes for images that assistive technology should ignore](https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG22/Techniques/html/H67)
### Who does this affect?
* People using a screen reader, including blind, low vision, and neurodivergent people
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