Images detectable
Core requirement
Non-decorative images are detectable.
Applies when content includes non-decorative images.
Tests
Procedure
For each non-decorative image:
- Check the code to see if it has been marked up in a way that makes it detectable; or
- 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.
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.
- purely decorative
non-text content that serves only an aesthetic purpose, provides no information, and has no functionality, such that it can be ignored by assistive technology without any loss of meaning or context