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An `<img>` element inside a link must not specify alternative text that duplicates the
content of a text link inside or beside it.

For example, this code should be avoided:

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

Accessible technologies will tend to see this as "Apple Apple". The correct behaviour is to
specify either a null (empty) `alt` attribute:

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

or to hide the image via `aria-hidden`:

```html
<a href="/apple">
    <img src="apple.png" aria-hidden="true">
    Apple
</a>
```

# Learn more

Read about [Technique H2](https://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG20-TECHS/H2) on how to combine
an adjacent image and texts links. 

See the [WAI Tutorial on decorative images](https://www.w3.org/WAI/tutorials/images/decorative/).

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Title / URL	Issues
Trust Boardwww.leedsth.nhs.uk/about-us/trust-board/	16
Latest news from Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trustwww.leedsth.nhs.uk/about-us/news-and-media/	14
LTHT voiceswww.leedsth.nhs.uk/about-us/news-and-media/blog/	7
Latest newswww.leedsth.nhs.uk/about-us/btlw/pathology/latest-news/	7
Trust Documentswww.leedsth.nhs.uk/about-us/trust-documents/	7
Latest Newswww.leedsth.nhs.uk/about-us/btlw/latest-news/	6
Newswww.leedsth.nhs.uk/about-us/sustainability/news/	5

Avoid alternative text that is the same as adjacent text

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