> On 28 Nov 2018, at 15:21, Mike Ellis <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> Quick and possibly easy question - if you’re writing an ALT tag for a black and white image, should you reference the fact that it’s black and white?
Is the image simply decorative?
or is it informative?
I think context is important.
if it's black and white and the fact that it's monochrome is an important part of the text content, then yes.
decorative images should just have null alt content
https://www.w3.org/WAI/tutorials/images/informative/ <https://www.w3.org/WAI/tutorials/images/informative/>
https://www.w3.org/WAI/tutorials/images/decorative/ <https://www.w3.org/WAI/tutorials/images/decorative/>
this is handy:
https://www.w3.org/WAI/tutorials/images/decision-tree/
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