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2015-03-18T00:42:54Z

un-obsoleted

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	~~{{Obsolete\|spec=https://github.com/validator/validator/wiki/Advice-for-text-alternatives-(alt)}}~~
	The purpose of this page is to enable collaborative creation of advisory text for certain cases of <code>alt</code> usage so that this advice can be displayed by Validator.nu. Note that like the rest of this wiki, editing requires you to agree to release your contributions under the MIT license (see wiki footer). Please note that while copying text from the [http://www.whatwg.org/specs/web-apps/current-work/ WHATWG version of HTML 5] is OK, copying text from RFCs or W3C specs is not OK.		The purpose of this page is to enable collaborative creation of advisory text for certain cases of <code>alt</code> usage so that this advice can be displayed by Validator.nu. Note that like the rest of this wiki, editing requires you to agree to release your contributions under the MIT license (see wiki footer). Please note that while copying text from the [http://www.whatwg.org/specs/web-apps/current-work/ WHATWG version of HTML 5] is OK, copying text from RFCs or W3C specs is not OK.

2015-03-17T14:20:18Z

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			{{Obsolete\|spec=https://github.com/validator/validator/wiki/Advice-for-text-alternatives-(alt)}}
	The purpose of this page is to enable collaborative creation of advisory text for certain cases of <code>alt</code> usage so that this advice can be displayed by Validator.nu. Note that like the rest of this wiki, editing requires you to agree to release your contributions under the MIT license (see wiki footer). Please note that while copying text from the [http://www.whatwg.org/specs/web-apps/current-work/ WHATWG version of HTML 5] is OK, copying text from RFCs or W3C specs is not OK.		The purpose of this page is to enable collaborative creation of advisory text for certain cases of <code>alt</code> usage so that this advice can be displayed by Validator.nu. Note that like the rest of this wiki, editing requires you to agree to release your contributions under the MIT license (see wiki footer). Please note that while copying text from the [http://www.whatwg.org/specs/web-apps/current-work/ WHATWG version of HTML 5] is OK, copying text from RFCs or W3C specs is not OK.

2008-06-03T14:12:24Z

Fatal

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	''No images in the document.''		''No images in the document.''

			==Fatal==

			''Unable to show the report due to a fatal error.''

2008-04-18T12:36:22Z

No images

2008-04-18T12:23:19Z

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	Note that iconic images that are redundant with text next to them or purely decorative should have <code>alt=""</code> instead.		Note that iconic images that are redundant with text next to them or purely decorative should have <code>alt=""</code> instead.

			==No images==

			''No images in the page.''

2008-04-18T12:21:43Z

Image Report

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	==Image Report==		==Image Report==

	The <code>img</code> elements of the page ~~(if any)~~ are shown below categorized by their type of textual alternative. Please review that the images in ~~the~~ group match ~~the~~ definition ~~all what kind of images should appear in that group~~.		The <code>img</code> elements of the page are shown below categorized by their type of textual alternative. Please review that the images in each group match that group’s definition.

	==No textual alternative available, not linked==		==No textual alternative available, not linked==

2008-04-18T08:39:27Z

Images with textual alternative

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	==Images with textual alternative==		==Images with textual alternative==

	~~with alt~~		The following images have textual alternatives. Please review that the textual alternatives make sense considering the purpose of the image in the context of the page and that phrases like “Image of …” are avoided.

	* List		Note that iconic images that are redundant with text next to them or purely decorative should have <code>alt=""</code> instead.
	* List

2008-04-18T08:31:57Z

Omitted from non-graphical presentation

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	==Omitted from non-graphical presentation==		==Omitted from non-graphical presentation==

	~~emptyalt~~		The following images are marked to be omitted from non-graphical presentations (<code>alt=""</code>).

	* List		Purely decorative images belong in this category. Also, iconic images that are redundant with text next to them belong here.
	* List
			If the page would become less understandable if the presence of an image was concealed, the image doesn't belong here. In that case, a textual alternative should be supplied or if the markup generator does not have a textual alternative available (because the user refused to provide it), the <code>alt</code> attribute should be omitted by the markup generator.

	==Images with textual alternative==		==Images with textual alternative==

2008-04-18T08:11:31Z

No textual alternative available, image linked

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	==No textual alternative available, image linked==		==No textual alternative available, image linked==

	no alt link		The following images are links and have no textual alternative available (no <code>alt</code> attribute). Having an <code>img</code> element without a textual alternative as the content of a link is handled ungracefully by popular screen readers.

	* List
	* List

	==Omitted from non-graphical presentation==		==Omitted from non-graphical presentation==

2008-04-18T08:07:22Z

No textual alternative available, not linked

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	==No textual alternative available, not linked==		==No textual alternative available, not linked==

	The following images have no textual alternative available (no <code>alt</code> attribute), and are, therefore, not accessible to people who cannot see the images or understand the symbols in them.		The following images are not links and have no textual alternative available (no <code>alt</code> attribute), and are, therefore, not accessible to people who cannot see the images or understand the symbols in them.

	An image belongs here if the image is significant (non-decorative) and the markup generator doesn’t have knowledge on what the image is about available. For example, a photo gallery generator does not have textual alternatives available when the user refuses to provide them.		An image belongs here if the image is significant (non-decorative) and the markup generator doesn’t have knowledge on what the image is about available. For example, a photo gallery generator does not have textual alternatives available when the user refuses to provide them.