diff --git a/understanding/20/images-of-text.html b/understanding/20/images-of-text.html index fc8bcfacfc..894fbadcc7 100644 --- a/understanding/20/images-of-text.html +++ b/understanding/20/images-of-text.html @@ -44,6 +44,10 @@
Images of text can also be used where it is possible for users to customize the image of text to match their requirements.
+ +If it is not possible to replace an image of text with actual text or to allow users to customize the image, the author must provide an [accessible alternative](https://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG22/#cc2) by duplicating the meaning or content of the image in text form. + The alternative could replicate the text verbatim. If converting the visual image to text results in a loss of meaning or readability, the author could add or alter some words to convey the style, emphasis, or any other meaning that was lost. +
The definition of image of text contains the note: Note: This does not include text that is part of a picture that contains significant other visual content. Examples of such pictures include graphs, screenshots, and diagrams which visually @@ -130,6 +134,14 @@