button
with title
containing img
with no alt
Screen reader compatibility
HTML
Sep 11, 2022
Expected Result: causes problems in some screen readers
Actual Result: causes problems in 14 screen reader / browser combinations
For expected failures, the results show which AT combos the failures affect. Results are recorded from the user's viewpoint, so describe the user impact of authoring errors.
Code used for this test:
<h1>Preceding heading</h1>
<button title='This is button title'><img src='1234.png'></button>
Change History
Last updated: September 11, 2022
NVDA with Chrome Stable - OK from NVDA 2018.4 to NVDA 2022.2
NVDA with IE Stable - OK from NVDA 2014.1 to NVDA 2019.2
NVDA with FF Stable - OK from NVDA 2014.1 to NVDA 2022.2
JAWS with Chrome Stable - OK from JAWS 2018.1811.2 to JAWS 2022.2207.25
JAWS with IE Causes problems in JAWS 2019.1912.1
JAWS with FF Stable - OK from JAWS 13.0.852 to JAWS 2022.2207.25
VoiceOver macOS Stable - OK from VoiceOver macOS 10.9 to VoiceOver macOS 12.5
VoiceOver iOS Stable - OK from VoiceOver iOS 7.1 to VoiceOver iOS 15.6
WindowEyes with IE Stable - OK from WindowEyes 8.4 to WindowEyes 9.2
Dolphin with IE OK in Dolphin SR 15.05
SaToGo with IE OK in SaToGo 3.4.96.0
Screen reader | Browser | Mode | Notes | What the user hears |
---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Chrome 105 | Reading | Button, this is button title | |
![]() | Chrome 105 | Tabbing | This is button title, button | |
![]() | FF102 | Reading | Button, this is button title | |
![]() | FF102 | Tabbing | This is button title, button | |
![]() | Edge 105 | Reading | Button, this is button title | |
![]() | Edge 105 | Tabbing | This is button title, button | |
![]() | Chrome 94 | Reading | Button, this is button title | |
![]() | Chrome 94 | Tabbing | This is button title, button | |
![]() | FF91 | Reading | Button, this is button title | |
![]() | FF91 | Tabbing | This is button title, button | |
![]() | Edge 94 | Reading | Button, this is button title | |
![]() | Edge 94 | Tabbing | This is button title, button | |
![]() | Chrome 86 | Reading | Button, this is button title | |
![]() | Chrome 86 | Tabbing | This is button title, button | |
![]() | FF78 | Reading | Button, this is button title | |
![]() | FF78 | Tabbing | This is button title, button | |
![]() | Edge 92 | Reading | Button, this is button title | |
![]() | Edge 92 | Tabbing | This is button title, button | |
![]() | Chrome 79 | Reading | Button, this is button title | |
![]() | Chrome 79 | Tabbing | This is button title, button | |
![]() | FF68 | Reading | Button, this is button title | |
![]() | FF68 | Tabbing | This is button title, button | |
![]() | IE11 | Reading | Button, this is button title | |
![]() | IE11 | Tabbing | This is button title, button | |
![]() | Chrome 73 | Reading | Button, this is button title | |
![]() | Chrome 73 | Tabbing | This is button title, button | |
![]() | FF60 | Reading | Button, this is button title | |
![]() | FF60 | Tabbing | This is button title, button | |
![]() | IE11 | Reading | Button, this is button title | |
![]() | IE11 | Tabbing | This is button title, button | |
![]() | FF60 | Reading | Button, this is button title | |
![]() | FF60 | Tabbing | This is button title, button | |
![]() | IE11 | Reading | Button, this is button title | |
![]() | IE11 | Tabbing | This is button title, button | |
![]() | FF48 | Reading | Button, this is button title | |
![]() | FF48 | Tabbing | This is button title, button | |
![]() | IE11 | Reading | Button, this is button title | |
![]() | IE11 | Tabbing | This is button title, button | |
![]() | FF40 | Reading | Button, this is button title | |
![]() | FF40 | Tabbing | This is button title, button | |
![]() | IE11 | Reading | Button, this is button title | |
![]() | IE11 | Tabbing | This is button title, button | |
![]() | FF28 | Reading | Button, this is button title | |
![]() | FF28 | Tabbing | This is button title, button | |
![]() | IE11 | Reading | Button, this is button title | |
![]() | IE11 | Tabbing | This is button title, button | |
![]() | Chrome 105 | Reading | This is button title, button | |
![]() | Chrome 105 | Tabbing | This is button title, button, to activate press enter | |
![]() | FF102 | Reading | This is button title, button | |
![]() | FF102 | Tabbing | This is button title, button, to activate press enter | |
![]() | Edge 105 | Reading | This is button title, button | |
![]() | Edge 105 | Tabbing | This is button title, button, to activate press enter | |
![]() | Chrome 94 | Reading | This is button title, button | |
![]() | Chrome 94 | Tabbing | This is button title, button, to activate press enter | |
![]() | FF91 | Reading | This is button title, button | |
![]() | FF91 | Tabbing | This is button title, button, to activate press space bar | |
![]() | Edge 94 | Reading | This is button title, button | |
![]() | Edge 94 | Tabbing | This is button title, button, to activate press enter | |
![]() | Chrome 86 | Reading | This is button title, button | |
![]() | Chrome 86 | Tabbing | This is button title, button, to activate press enter | |
![]() | FF78 | Reading | This is button title, button | |
![]() | FF78 | Tabbing | This is button title, button, to activate press enter | |
![]() | Edge 92 | Reading | This is button title, button | |
![]() | Edge 92 | Tabbing | This is button title, button, to activate press enter | |
![]() | Chrome 79 | Reading | This is button title, button | |
![]() | Chrome 79 | Tabbing | This is button title, button, to activate press space bar | |
![]() | FF68 | Reading | This is button title, button | |
![]() | FF68 | Tabbing | This is button title, button, to activate press space bar | |
![]() | IE11 | Reading | Button ignored | |
![]() | IE11 | Tabbing | Gets button confused with previous element. | This is button title, heading level 1 |
![]() | Chrome 73 | Reading | This is button title, button | |
![]() | Chrome 73 | Tabbing | Tab, this is button title, button | |
![]() | FF60 | Reading | This is button title, button | |
![]() | FF60 | Tabbing | Tab, this is button title, button | |
![]() | IE11 | Reading | Button ignored | |
![]() | IE11 | Tabbing | Gets button confused with previous element. | Tab, this is button title, heading level 1 |
![]() | FF52 | Reading | This is button title, button | |
![]() | FF52 | Tabbing | Tab, this is button title, button | |
![]() | IE11 | Reading | Button ignored | |
![]() | IE11 | Tabbing | Gets button confused with previous element. | Tab, this is button title, heading level 1 |
![]() | FF48 | Reading | This is button title, button | |
![]() | FF48 | Tabbing | Tab, this is button title, button | |
![]() | IE11 | Reading | Button ignored | |
![]() | IE11 | Tabbing | Gets button confused with previous element. | This is button title, heading level 1 |
![]() | FF40 | Reading | This is button title, button | |
![]() | FF40 | Tabbing | Tab, this is button title, button | |
![]() | IE11 | Reading | Button ignored | |
![]() | IE11 | Tabbing | Gets button confused with previous element. | This is button title, heading level 1 |
![]() | FF29 | Reading | This is button title, button | |
![]() | FF29 | Tabbing | This is button title, button | |
![]() | IE11 | Reading | Button ignored | |
![]() | IE11 | Tabbing | Gets button confused with previous element. | This is button title, heading level 1 |
![]() | FF29 | Reading | This is button title, button | |
![]() | FF29 | Tabbing | This is button title, button | |
![]() | IE11 | Reading | Button ignored | |
![]() | IE11 | Tabbing | Gets button confused with previous element. | This is button title, heading level 1 |
![]() | FF29 | Reading | This is button title, button | |
![]() | FF29 | Tabbing | This is button title, button | |
![]() | IE11 | Reading | This is button title, button | |
![]() | IE11 | Tabbing | This is button title, button | |
![]() | IE11 | Reading | This is button title, button | |
![]() | IE11 | Tabbing | This is button title, button | |
![]() | IE11 | Reading | This is button title, button | |
![]() | IE11 | Tabbing | This is button title, button | |
![]() | Safari 15.6 | Reading | This is button title, button | |
![]() | Safari 15.6 | Tabbing | This is button title, button | |
![]() | Safari 15.0 | Reading | This is button title, button | |
![]() | Safari 15.0 | Tabbing | This is button title, button | |
![]() | Safari 14.1 | Reading | This is button title, button | |
![]() | Safari 14.1 | Tabbing | This is button title, button | |
![]() | Safari 13.0 | Reading | This is button title, button | |
![]() | Safari 13.0 | Tabbing | This is button title, button | |
![]() | Safari 12.1 | Reading | This is button title, button | |
![]() | Safari 12.1 | Tabbing | This is button title, button | |
![]() | Safari 10.1.2 | Reading | This is button title, button | |
![]() | Safari 10.1.2 | Tabbing | This is button title, button | |
![]() | Safari 9.1.2 | Reading | This is button title, button | |
![]() | Safari 9.1.2 | Tabbing | This is button title, button | |
![]() | Safari 8.0.6 | Reading | This is button title, button | |
![]() | Safari 8.0.6 | Tabbing | This is button title, button | |
![]() | Safari 7.0.3 | Reading | This is button title, button | |
![]() | Safari 7.0.3 | Tabbing | This is button title, button | |
![]() | Safari iOS 15.6 | Touch | This is button title, button | |
![]() | Safari iOS 14.7 | Touch | This is button title, button | |
![]() | Safari iOS 13.3 | Touch | This is button title, button | |
![]() | Safari iOS 12.4 | Touch | This is button title, button | |
![]() | Safari iOS 11.4 | Touch | This is button title, button | |
![]() | Safari iOS 10.3 | Touch | This is button title, button | |
![]() | Safari iOS 9.1 | Touch | This is button title, button | |
![]() | Safari iOS 8.4 | Touch | This is button title, button | |
![]() | Safari iOS 7.1 | Touch | This is button title, button | |
![]() | IE11 | Reading | Normal, this is button title, button | |
![]() | IE11 | Tabbing | This is button title, button | |
![]() | IE11 | Reading | Button, this is button title | |
![]() | IE11 | Tabbing | This is button title, button |
SortSite rules: AccButtonImgNoAccName
Test notes
All tests were carried out with screen reader factory settings. JAWS in particular has a wide variety of settings controlling exactly what gets spoken.
Screen readers allow users to interact in different modes, and can produce very different results in each mode. The modes used in these tests are:
- Reading Content read using the “read next” command in a screen reader
- Tabbing Content read using the “tab” key in a screen reader
- Heading Content read using the “next heading” key in a screen reader
- Touch Content read when touching an area of screen on a mobile device
In the “What the user hears” column:
- Commas represent short pauses in screen reader voicing
- Full Stops represent places where voicing stops, and the “read next” or “tab” or “next heading” command is pressed again
- Ellipsis … represent a long pause in voicing
- (Brackets) represent voicing that requires a keystroke to hear