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Re: email address @ vs. AT or use of an image for the @ symbol

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From: Patrick H. Lauke
Date: May 1, 2018 2:06PM

On 01/05/2018 17:00, Birkir R. Gunnarsson wrote:
> What about 1.4.5 (images of text)?
> http://www.w3.org/TR/UNDERSTANDING-WCAG20/visual-audio-contrast-text-presentation.html
>
> I'm not sure to what extent a single character can be defined as text,
> but there is a text representation of the @ symbol, so there have to
> be specific reasons why an image is used.
> If there are security concerns I think those are valid and would
> count, as long as the image has the alt text "at" (make sure it is
> either an img element with an alt attribute, an SVG image with
> <title>at</title> or, if it is a background image or icon that it has
> role="img" and aria-label="at").

Sure, at a stretch - if you're really pushed to fail *something* - then
yes. Crystal did say there were also situations where just the uppercase
"AT" string was used, so won't have anything to fail there though. And
it won't address the larger problem of those emails being annoying (for
all users though).

P
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