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That's like the difference between null and undefined.

• cramforce 4y ago
  If you have no alt attribute, then screen readers read the URL! Empty strings are the way to go for decorative images
  • deleted 4y ago
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  • latchkey 4y ago
    What if I have an app that no screen reader will ever read?
    • joshka 4y ago
      Then write your own component that extends and removes the requirement. Until then, web tooling is better off explicitly acknowledging that accessibility is an explicit goal.
  • abujazar 4y ago
    Alt is a required attribute of the <img> tag, so requiring it is just basic validation. C code won't compile if you omit the semicolon after statements, either.