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Potential A11y Violation:
Missing character entity text alternative

Point of Failure

Text look-alikes such as glyphs or character entities should not be used to represent text without providing a text alternative.

Available Automation Evaluation

In checking known available linting and testing tools, these are our findings.

Linting Could Exist

It's possible that a linting rule could be created for this potential failure.

If you have any ideas about how this could be done, please file an issue on this app's GitHub Repository.

Testing Could Exist

It's possible that a check could be created for this potential failure.

If you have any ideas about how this could be done, please file an issue on this app's GitHub Repository.

Other Test Methods

In addition to automated tests, there are other types of tests that could be conducted to prevent this potential violation.

Developer Authored Test Could Exist

Ensure that glyphs and character entities have a text alternative. Write a test to ensure that this code does not regress if changed.

Manual Test Must Exist

Review page and ensure the point of failure does not exist, inspecting the DOM where required.

References

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