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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.

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.:

```html
<a href="/apple">
    <img src="apple.png" alt="A red apple">
</a>
```

img-in-link-missing-alt

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	Title / URL	Issues
	Children \| Data Protection Commissiondataprotection.ie/en/children	2
	Children \| Data Protection Commissionwww.dataprotection.ie/en/children	2
	Adult Safeguarding Toolkit \| Data Protection Commissiondataprotection.ie/en/dpc-guidance/adult-safeguarding-toolkit	1
	Homepage \| Data Protection Commissionwww.dataprotection.ie/ga	1
	Careers \| Data Protection Commissionwww.dataprotection.ie/en/who-we-are/careers	1
	Page not found \| Data Protection Commissionwww.dataprotection.ie/invented-url-for-404-page	1
	DPC Guidance \| Data Protection Commissionerwww.dataprotection.ie/en/dpc-guidance	1
	Faqs \| Data Protection Commissionwww.dataprotection.ie/en/faqs	1
	Data Protection Commission publishes 2024 Annual Report \| 19/06/2025 \| Data Protection Commissiondataprotection.ie/en/data-protection-commission-publishes-2024-annual-report	1
	Case Studies \| Data Protection Commissionwww.dataprotection.ie/en/dpc-guidance/case-studies	1

Specify alternative text for images inside links

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