Image button with no alternative text

WCAG 1.1.1, 4.1.2 (A) · EN 301 549 9.1.1.1

There is an <input type="image"> with no alt.

Why it matters

That element is a button that submits the form, not decoration. With no alt, a screen reader user hears "button" and nothing else: they cannot tell whether it searches, adds to the basket, or deletes their account.

How to fix it

Put the action in the alt, not a description of the drawing: alt="Search", not alt="magnifying glass".

<input type="image" src="/search.png">

<input type="image" src="/search.png" alt="Search">

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