Find an issue | Edit current filter: Unnecessary alt text for decorative images

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      Issue Summary

      The alt text has been used for the decorative images.

      Steps to Reproduce

      1. Open the "Filter an issue" page.
      2. Navigate to the "Details" link and activate it.
      3. Navigate to the "Edit permissions" link and activate it.
      4. Navigate to the mentioned instance and inspect the code.
      5. Notice that decorative images have an "alt" attribute with text that describes the decorative image.

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      Actual Results

      Decorative images have been given descriptive alternate text such as "Arrow" which was found to be unnecessary as they do not convey any additional or important information to the screen reader users.

      Expected Results

      Decorative images should be skipped by the screen reader.

      Provide an empty alt attribute i.e., alt="" for all the decorative images.

      Code Example:

      <img src="/images/icons/hierarchy_arrow.gif" alt="" width="10px" height="10px">

      Workaround

      Currently, there is no known workaround for this behaviour. A workaround will be added here when available

      Environment

      MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2021)
      macOs Sonoma 14.3
      Chrome - Version 120.0.6099.109 (Official Build) (arm64)
      Firefox- Version 92.0 (64-bit) 
      Safari- Version 17.3 (19617.2.4.11.8)
      JAWS- Version 2023
      NVDA- Version 2021.2 
      Voiceover - Version Latest

            Assignee:
            Unassigned
            Reporter:
            Rahul Patil (Inactive)
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