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Re: Alts for text links

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From: glen walker
Date: Mar 26, 2018 10:21AM

If you want an attribute that is similar to the alt attribute but valid for
links, then aria-label or aria-describedby could be used. But as Jared
said, alt itself is not valid.

If your link doesn't have any text, then you could use aria-label. For
example:

<a href="...some path..." aria-label="register now"><i
class="myRegisterNowIcon"></a>

If your link has text but you need additional text, then you could use
aria-describedby. For example:

<h3 id="myid">Survey Results</h3>
...
<a href="...some path..." aria-describedby="myid">Read more</a>




On Mon, Mar 26, 2018 at 10:07 AM, Jared Smith < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:

> You mean alt on the <a> element? This would not be proper HTML and will do
> nothing for accessibility.
>
> Jared
> > > > >