- From: Patrick H. Lauke <redux@splintered.co.uk>
- Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2022 22:02:23 +0000
- To: w3c-wai-ig@w3.org
On 31/01/2022 21:37, Bristow, Alan wrote: > I know 4.1.1 is complex topic, but I have a CMS adding an ALT attribute > to a DIV (yes, a (redundant) DIV) that is wrapping an IMG. The IMG also > (validly) has an ALT attribute. Per the spec the DIV's ALT is invalid: > > https://html.spec.whatwg.org/multipage/grouping-content.html#the-div-element > <https://html.spec.whatwg.org/multipage/grouping-content.html#the-div-element> > > specifically 'Global attributes' > > https://html.spec.whatwg.org/multipage/dom.html#global-attributes > <https://html.spec.whatwg.org/multipage/dom.html#global-attributes> > > > In short, I assume it is not a fail if someone adds an ALT attribute to > a DIV, even though it is blatantly invalid HTML, because it does not (I > sadly think) satisfy the wording of 4.1.1 or F70. Correct, having invalid attributes is not a failure of 4.1.1. And in practice, invalid/unknown attributes don't cause any actual accessibility issues. P -- Patrick H. Lauke https://www.splintered.co.uk/ | https://github.com/patrickhlauke https://flickr.com/photos/redux/ | https://www.deviantart.com/redux twitter: @patrick_h_lauke | skype: patrick_h_lauke
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