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Feature - Image button with alternative text

  • WAVE Category: Feature
  • WAVE ACCESSIBILITY PATTERN: Image button with alternative text

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  • Example of a DOM Snippet Generated From WAVE Tool
  • Screenshots of Accessibility Pattern in Use
  • Credits/Authors

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This content added 2026-04-27. Check for updated guidance at: https://wave.webaim.org/api/docs?format=html#alt_input

WAVE Category

Features

WAVE Error

Image button with alternative text

What It Means

Alternative text is present for an image input element.

Why It Matters

Providing the functionality of image buttons in alternative text ensures that the button function is available to all users.

What To Do

Ensure that the alt attribute value presents the content and function of the image input element. If the image presents text, typically this text should be provided in the alt attribute.

The Algorithm... in English

An <input type="image"> element has a non-empty alt attribute value.

Standards and Guidelines

Example of a DOM Snippet Generated From WAVE Tool

[HTML snippet showing the code structure that WAVE detected]

Screenshots of Accessibility Pattern in Use

1. Descriptive Title for Screenshot Set 1

Description/text for image

[INSERT IMAGE HERE]

Credits/Authors

  • @MissBrandyLea
  • [INCLUDE Contributor 2]
  • [INCLUDE Contributor N]