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Write meaningful alternative text for game cover links

Original applied analysis · Practical browser-game engineering · First published 23 October 2026

The practical problem

A card image named cover-final-9.webp supplies no helpful context when read aloud. Users need the image purpose rather than the asset filename.

Implementation protocol

Describe the relevant game scene and avoid repeating the entire link label. Empty alt is appropriate for decoration that adds nothing beyond adjacent text.

Worked scenario

For a puzzle cover already linked as Prism Relay, alt could describe a gold beam crossing a blue grid of angled mirrors, giving a usable visual cue.

What could go wrong

Keywords stuffed into alt harm clarity.

Acceptance criteria

Test a screen reader reading one gallery card at a time, including only the image link context.

Source material and evidence boundaries

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