Image alt text should not start with words like 'image of', 'photo of', or 'picture of' — screen readers already announce the element type

text-alternatives/image-alt-words · WCAG 1.1.1 · Level A

Image alt text should not start with words like 'image of', 'photo of', or 'picture of' — screen readers already announce the element type.

Screen readers already announce 'image' or 'graphic' before reading alt text, so phrases like 'image of', 'photo of', or 'picture of' are redundant. Remove these words and describe what the image shows. For example, change 'image of a dog' to 'golden retriever playing fetch'.

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Introduced in @accesslint/core v0.8.0