Common symptoms
- Accessibility audit flags image alternatives
- Meaningful image has no alt attribute
- Icon button has no accessible text
- Template images use inconsistent alt handling
Missing Image Alt Text? Diagnose Accessibility Coverage
An image needs an appropriate text alternative when it communicates information or performs a function, while decorative images can correctly use empty alt text. Genesis checks attribute presence but does not pretend it can judge every image's meaning from markup alone.
Possible causes
- Missing alt attribute
- Component template omission
- Decorative and informative images treated the same
- Icon control lacks accessible name
Diagnose the exact failure before choosing a repair.
Genesis separates the visible symptom from the underlying technical cause. Run the supported diagnostic first, review the evidence, and then use a matching repair only when the failure is actually verified.
- Platform scope
- Public websites
- Category
- Accessibility
- Last updated
- 2026-09-13
Next step
Start with a free diagnostic. If Genesis verifies a problem and a compatible treatment exists, it will route you to the relevant Code Store product or repair path.
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