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Francesco Vitale
Francesco Vitale
4,962 Points
Posted by Francesco Vitale
Francesco Vitale
4,962 Points

Hi, I can I fix these validation errors regarding the ALT attributes in HREF tags:

Error: Attribute alt not allowed on element a at this point. From line 37, column 19; to line 37, column 54 <a href="img/numbers-01.jpg" alt=""> ā†©

Error: An img element must have an alt attribute, except under certain conditions. For details, consult guidance on providing text alternatives for images. From line 38, column 19; to line 38, column 48 <img src="img/numbers-01.jpg">ā†©

Error: Attribute alt not allowed on element a at this point. From line 44, column 19; to line 44, column 54 <a href="img/numbers-02.jpg" alt=""> ā†©

Error: An img element must have an alt attribute, except under certain conditions. For details, consult guidance on providing text alternatives for images. From line 45, column 19; to line 45, column 48 <img src="img/numbers-02.jpg">ā†©

2 Answers

Liam English
Liam English
3,837 Points
Liam English
Liam English
3,837 Points

As James has said above, alt attributes go inside img tags. for anchor tags you should use the title attribute instead.

Example:

<img src="#" alt="alt text">

<a href="#" title="title text">anchor text</a>