éléments décoratifs

[eva_3788]

Les éléments purement décoratifs, comme les dessins utilisés uniquement pour l’esthétique, doivent-ils être balisés comme des illustrations décoratives, ou bien le fait de ne pas les baliser suffit-il à ce qu’ils ne soient pas lus automatiquement par les lecteurs d’écran ?

[creative explorer · Accepted solution]

@eva_3788 For purely decorative elements like aesthetic drawings, the best practice for accessibility is to explicitly tag them as decorative illustrations rather than relying solely on the absence of a tag. While screen readers typically ignore untagged images, explicitly marking them as decorative using the appropriate alt text attribute (i.e., alt="" in HTML) or the equivalent in other document formats provides clear instruction to assistive technologies that these images serve no informational purpose and should be skipped. This ensures a cleaner and more efficient experience for screen reader users, preventing any potential confusion or unnecessary processing of non-content elements. Therefore, actively tagging decorative illustrations as such is the recommended approach for optimal accessibility.