Specify alternative text for images inside links - guidance for the University of York website

What does this mean?

When an image is the only content of a link, it should specify alternative text, via an alt attribute. The alternative text should describe the purpose of the link.

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Without this, some users will be unable to determine what a link does, for example anyone using a screen reader.

To fix this, simply add an alt attribute to the image inside the link, e.g.:

<a href="/apple">
    <img src="apple.png" alt="Apple">
</a>

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Alternative text	Found on page	Issues
No text	Biology - Biology, University of York york.ac.uk/biology/	1
No text	Humanities Research Centre - Humanities Research Centre, University of York york.ac.uk/hrc/	1
No text	Language and Linguistic Science - Language and Linguistic Science, University of York york.ac.uk/language/	1
No text	Immigration advice - Support and advice, University of York york.ac.uk/students/support/international/immigration/	1
No text	Theatre, Film, Television and Interactive Media - Theatre, Film, Television and Interactive Media, University of York york.ac.uk/tfti/	1
No text	IT Services - IT Services, University of York york.ac.uk/it-services/	1
No text	York Law School - York Law School, University of York york.ac.uk/law/	1
No text	Philosophy - Philosophy, University of York york.ac.uk/philosophy/	1
No text	Centre for Immunology and Infection - Centre for Immunology and Infection, University of York york.ac.uk/cii/	1
No text	Physics - Physics, University of York york.ac.uk/physics/	1

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