Image buttons have no text alternative
One or more <input type="image"> buttons have no alt text.
Why it matters
One or more <input type="image"> buttons have no alt text. An image button submits a form, so a screen reader that cannot read it announces only "Submit Button" or the image file name, leaving its user unsure what the button does. Add an alt describing the action, e.g. <input type="image" alt="Search">.
How ShipReady detects it
Per-page accessibility signals read straight from the fetched HTML — no extra requests. Page-scoped because images, forms and controls differ between routes (a marketing homepage vs a signup form), and the route carrying the form is the one worth seeing.
Detection is deterministic. ShipReady reports this only when it observes the condition directly, and prefers to miss a real problem over inventing one. Rule version 1.0.0.
How to fix it
This is the prompt ShipReady puts in your report — written to be pasted straight into Cursor, Claude Code, or whichever assistant built the app.
One or more <input type="image"> buttons have no alt text, so a screen reader announces only "Submit Button" or the image file name. Add an alt attribute describing the action the button performs, e.g. <input type="image" src="search.png" alt="Search">. If the same graphic appears repeatedly, fix it in the shared component. Where a plain button would work, prefer <button> with visible text over an image button.
Frequently asked questions
- What does "Image buttons have no text alternative" mean?
- One or more <input type="image"> buttons have no alt text.
- How serious is it?
- ShipReady rates this medium. Fix soon. Meaningfully weakens a defence or degrades how the site works.
- How do I fix it?
- Paste the fix prompt on this page into Cursor, Claude Code or your AI editor. It is the same prompt ShipReady puts in your report.
- Can I check my own site?
- Yes — ShipReady scans up to ten pages of any public site for free and reports this alongside every other check. The free report lists every issue it finds and shows full evidence and a fix prompt for the critical and high-severity ones; medium and low findings are counted and unlock on Pro.
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