input type=image
with title
attribute
Screen reader compatibility
HTML WCAG
Sep 11, 2022
Expected Result: works in a screen reader
Actual Result: causes problems in 1 screen reader / browser combinations
Code used for this test:
<input type='image' src='1234.png' title='this is image button title text'>
Reliability Trend
This graph shows reliability over time for this code in NVDA, JAWS and Voiceover. Other screen readers don't have enough historical data yet to plot trends.
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 2012.3 to NVDA 2019.2
NVDA with FF Stable - OK from NVDA 2012.1 to NVDA 2022.2
JAWS with Chrome Stable - OK from JAWS 2018.1811.2 to JAWS 2022.2207.25
JAWS with IE Stable - OK from JAWS 13.0.852 to 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 Causes problems in SaToGo 3.4.96.0
Screen reader | Browser | Mode | Notes | What the user hears |
---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Chrome 105 | Reading | Button, this is image button title text | |
![]() | Chrome 105 | Tabbing | This is image button title text, button | |
![]() | FF102 | Reading | Button, this is image button title text | |
![]() | FF102 | Tabbing | This is image button title text, button | |
![]() | Edge 105 | Reading | Button, this is image button title text | |
![]() | Edge 105 | Tabbing | This is image button title text, button | |
![]() | Chrome 94 | Reading | Button, this is image button title text | |
![]() | Chrome 94 | Tabbing | This is image button title text, button | |
![]() | FF91 | Reading | Button, this is image button title text | |
![]() | FF91 | Tabbing | This is image button title text, button | |
![]() | Edge 94 | Reading | Button, this is image button title text | |
![]() | Edge 94 | Tabbing | This is image button title text, button | |
![]() | Chrome 86 | Reading | Button, this is image button title text | |
![]() | Chrome 86 | Tabbing | This is image button title text, button | |
![]() | FF78 | Reading | Button, this is image button title text | |
![]() | FF78 | Tabbing | This is image button title text, button | |
![]() | Edge 92 | Reading | Button, this is image button title text | |
![]() | Edge 92 | Tabbing | This is image button title text, button | |
![]() | Chrome 79 | Reading | Button, this is image button title text | |
![]() | Chrome 79 | Tabbing | This is image button title text, button | |
![]() | FF68 | Reading | Button, this is image button title text | |
![]() | FF68 | Tabbing | This is image button title text, button | |
![]() | IE11 | Reading | Button, this is image button title text | |
![]() | IE11 | Tabbing | This is image button title text, button | |
![]() | Chrome 73 | Reading | Button, this is image button title text | |
![]() | Chrome 73 | Tabbing | This is image button title text, button | |
![]() | FF60 | Reading | Button, this is image button title text | |
![]() | FF60 | Tabbing | This is image button title text, button | |
![]() | IE11 | Reading | Button, this is image button title text | |
![]() | IE11 | Tabbing | This is image button title text, button | |
![]() | FF60 | Reading | Button, this is image button title text | |
![]() | FF60 | Tabbing | This is image button title text, button | |
![]() | IE11 | Reading | Button, this is image button title text | |
![]() | IE11 | Tabbing | This is image button title text, button | |
![]() | FF48 | Reading | Button, this is image button title text | |
![]() | FF48 | Tabbing | This is image button title text, button | |
![]() | IE11 | Reading | Button, this is image button title text | |
![]() | IE11 | Tabbing | This is image button title text, button | |
![]() | FF40 | Reading | Button, this is image button title text | |
![]() | FF40 | Tabbing | This is image button title text, button | |
![]() | IE11 | Reading | Button, this is image button title text | |
![]() | IE11 | Tabbing | This is image button title text, button | |
![]() | FF28 | Reading | Button, this is image button title text | |
![]() | FF28 | Tabbing | This is image button title text, button | |
![]() | IE11 | Reading | Button, this is image button title text | |
![]() | IE11 | Tabbing | This is image button title text, button | |
![]() | FF28 | Reading | Button, this is image button title text | |
![]() | FF28 | Tabbing | This is image button title text, button | |
![]() | IE11 | Reading | Button, this is image button title text | |
![]() | IE11 | Tabbing | This is image button title text, button | |
![]() | Chrome 105 | Reading | This is image button title text, button | |
![]() | Chrome 105 | Tabbing | This is image button title text, button, to activate press enter | |
![]() | FF102 | Reading | This is image button title text, button | |
![]() | FF102 | Tabbing | This is image button title text, button, to activate press enter | |
![]() | Edge 105 | Reading | This is image button title text, button | |
![]() | Edge 105 | Tabbing | This is image button title text, button, to activate press enter | |
![]() | Chrome 94 | Reading | This is image button title text, button | |
![]() | Chrome 94 | Tabbing | This is image button title text, button, to activate press enter | |
![]() | FF91 | Reading | This is image button title text, button | |
![]() | FF91 | Tabbing | This is image button title text, button, to activate press space bar | |
![]() | Edge 94 | Reading | This is image button title text, button | |
![]() | Edge 94 | Tabbing | This is image button title text, button, to activate press enter | |
![]() | Chrome 86 | Reading | This is image button title text, button | |
![]() | Chrome 86 | Tabbing | This is image button title text, button, to activate press enter | |
![]() | FF78 | Reading | This is image button title text, button | |
![]() | FF78 | Tabbing | This is image button title text, button, to activate press enter | |
![]() | Edge 92 | Reading | This is image button title text, button | |
![]() | Edge 92 | Tabbing | This is image button title text, button, to activate press enter | |
![]() | Chrome 79 | Reading | This is image button title text, button | |
![]() | Chrome 79 | Tabbing | This is image button title text, button, to activate press space bar | |
![]() | FF68 | Reading | This is image button title text, button | |
![]() | FF68 | Tabbing | This is image button title text, button, to activate press space bar | |
![]() | IE11 | Reading | This is image button title text, button | |
![]() | IE11 | Tabbing | This is image button title text, button, to activate press space bar | |
![]() | Chrome 73 | Reading | This is image button title text, button | |
![]() | Chrome 73 | Tabbing | Tab, this is image button title text, button | |
![]() | FF60 | Reading | This is image button title text, button | |
![]() | FF60 | Tabbing | Tab, this is image button title text, button | |
![]() | IE11 | Reading | This is image button title text, button | |
![]() | IE11 | Tabbing | Tab, this is image button title text, button | |
![]() | FF52 | Reading | This is image button title text, button | |
![]() | FF52 | Tabbing | Tab, this is image button title text, button | |
![]() | IE11 | Reading | This is image button title text, button | |
![]() | IE11 | Tabbing | Tab, this is image button title text, button | |
![]() | FF48 | Reading | This is image button title text, button | |
![]() | FF48 | Tabbing | Tab, this is image button title text, button | |
![]() | IE11 | Reading | This is image button title text, button | |
![]() | IE11 | Tabbing | This is image button title text, button | |
![]() | FF40 | Reading | This is image button title text, button | |
![]() | FF40 | Tabbing | Tab, this is image button title text, button | |
![]() | IE11 | Reading | This is image button title text, button | |
![]() | IE11 | Tabbing | This is image button title text, button | |
![]() | FF29 | Reading | This is image button title text, button | |
![]() | FF29 | Tabbing | This is image button title text, button | |
![]() | IE11 | Reading | This is image button title text, button | |
![]() | IE11 | Tabbing | This is image button title text, button | |
![]() | FF29 | Reading | This is image button title text, button | |
![]() | FF29 | Tabbing | This is image button title text, button | |
![]() | IE11 | Reading | This is image button title text, button | |
![]() | IE11 | Tabbing | This is image button title text, button | |
![]() | FF29 | Reading | This is image button title text, button | |
![]() | FF29 | Tabbing | This is image button title text, button | |
![]() | IE11 | Reading | This is image button title text, button | |
![]() | IE11 | Tabbing | This is image button title text, button | |
![]() | IE11 | Reading | This is image button title text, button | |
![]() | IE11 | Tabbing | This is image button title text, button | |
![]() | IE11 | Reading | This is image button title text, button | |
![]() | IE11 | Tabbing | This is image button title text, button | |
![]() | Safari 15.6 | Reading | This is image button title text, button | |
![]() | Safari 15.6 | Tabbing | This is image button title text, button | |
![]() | Safari 15.0 | Reading | This is image button title text, button | |
![]() | Safari 15.0 | Tabbing | This is image button title text, button | |
![]() | Safari 14.1 | Reading | This is image button title text, button | |
![]() | Safari 14.1 | Tabbing | This is image button title text, button | |
![]() | Safari 13.0 | Reading | This is image button title text, button | |
![]() | Safari 13.0 | Tabbing | This is image button title text, button | |
![]() | Safari 12.1 | Reading | This is image button title text, button | |
![]() | Safari 12.1 | Tabbing | This is image button title text, button | |
![]() | Safari 10.1.2 | Reading | This is image button title text, button | |
![]() | Safari 10.1.2 | Tabbing | This is image button title text, button | |
![]() | Safari 9.1.2 | Reading | This is image button title text, button | |
![]() | Safari 9.1.2 | Tabbing | This is image button title text, button | |
![]() | Safari 8.0.6 | Reading | This is image button title text, button | |
![]() | Safari 8.0.6 | Tabbing | This is image button title text, button | |
![]() | Safari 7.0.3 | Reading | This is image button title text, button | |
![]() | Safari 7.0.3 | Tabbing | This is image button title text, button | |
![]() | Safari iOS 15.6 | Touch | This is image button title text, button | |
![]() | Safari iOS 14.7 | Touch | This is image button title text, button | |
![]() | Safari iOS 13.3 | Touch | This is image button title text, button | |
![]() | Safari iOS 12.4 | Touch | This is image button title text, button | |
![]() | Safari iOS 11.4 | Touch | This is image button title text, button | |
![]() | Safari iOS 10.3 | Touch | This is image button title text, button | |
![]() | Safari iOS 9.1 | Touch | This is image button title text, button | |
![]() | Safari iOS 8.4 | Touch | This is image button title text, button | |
![]() | Safari iOS 7.1 | Touch | This is image button title text, button | |
![]() | IE11 | Reading | This is image button title text, button | |
![]() | IE11 | Tabbing | This is image button title text, button | |
![]() | IE11 | Reading | No label for button is read. | Button |
![]() | IE11 | Tabbing | This is image button title text, button |
SortSite rules: AccHtmlInputImageNoAlt
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