Perceivable
1.4.5 Images of Text
Use real text instead of pictures of text, except for logos or where a particular look is essential.
Who it helps
People with low vision, who cannot resize or recolor text baked into an image, and screen reader users.
Failures we see most
- Promotional banners with the message baked into the image
- Menus made of image buttons
How it gets tested
No automated tool can judge 1.4.5 reliably, so a specialist tests it by hand, with a keyboard and a screen reader where that applies.
How we fix it
A specialist fixes this in your site's code or content, and we re-test the page before you sign off.
Official text: W3C, Understanding 1.4.5 Images of Text. Checks listed from axe-core 4.14.0.
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