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Type:
Bug
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Resolution: Unresolved
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Priority:
Low
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None
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Affects Version/s: 9.12.2
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9.12
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Severity 3 - Minor
Issue Summary
The alt text has been used for the decorative images.
Steps to Reproduce
- Open the "Filter an issue" page.
- Navigate to the "Details" link and activate it.
- Navigate to the "Edit permissions" link and activate it.
- Navigate to the mentioned instance and inspect the code.
- Notice that decorative images have an "alt" attribute with text that describes the decorative image.
Screenshot

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