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Type:
Bug
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Resolution: Fixed
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Priority:
Low
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Affects Version/s: 8.4.0
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Component/s: Accessibility
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Severity 3 - Minor
Issue Summary
Alt attribute not provided for informative image.
Steps to Reproduce
- Navigate to the mentioned informative image in the main content area.
- Inspect the code of the image.
- Notice that the "alt" attribute is not specified for the <img> tag.
Screenshot

Actual Results
The "alt" attribute is not provided for the "Permission approved " and "Permission denied" informative images.
As a result, screen readers announced the image as unlabelled.
Expected Results
Provide alternate text for all the informative images using the "alt" attribute. Ensure that the alternate text is descriptive of the image's purpose.
Code Snippet
<td align="center" class="permissionCell" valign="middle" data-permission="viewspace" data-permission-group="confluence-users" data-permission-set="true"> <img src="/s/c6jahy/9011/y1zith/_/images/icons/emoticons/check.png" alt= "Permission approved" width="16" height="16" align="absmiddle" border="0"> </td> (...) <td align="center" class="permissionCell" valign="middle" data-permission="removepage" data-permission-group="confluence-users" data-permission-set="false"> <img src="/s/c6jahy/9011/y1zith/_/images/icons/emoticons/error.png" alt= "Permission denied" width="16" height="16" align="absmiddle" border="0"> </td>
Workaround
Currently, there is no known workaround for this behaviour. A workaround will be added here when available.
Environment
MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2019)
macOs Ventura 13.5.1
Chrome - Version 113.0.5672.63 (Official Build) (x86_64)
Firefox- Version 92.0 (64-bit)
Safari- Version 16.4 (18615.1.26.110.1)
JAWS- Version 2022
NVDA- Version 2021.2
Voiceover - Version Latest