Redundant Image Alt

Checks that image alt text is not redundant with surrounding text

Rule ID	a11y/image-redundant-alt
Category	Accessibility
Scope	Per-page
Severity	warning
Weight	4/10

Solution

Image alt text should not start with ‘image of’, ‘photo of’, ‘picture of’, etc. Screen readers already announce that it’s an image. Alt text should describe the content or function, not state the obvious. Also avoid duplicating adjacent text in the alt.

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[rules]
disable = ["a11y/image-redundant-alt"]

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[rules]
disable = ["a11y/*"]

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[rules]
enable = ["a11y/image-redundant-alt"]
disable = ["*"]