--- title: 50.1% empty links | daily.dev description: Over 50% of websites tested in the WebAIM Million report contain empty links — links with no accessible text, typically caused by linked images missing alt... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/50-1-empty-links-kbyafabk2 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: 50.1% empty links | daily.dev og:description: Over 50% of websites tested in the WebAIM Million report contain empty links — links with no accessible text, typically caused by linked images missing alt... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/50-1-empty-links-kbyafabk2 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/kbyaFAbk2.png og:image:alt: 50.1% empty links og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # 50.1% empty links **[Manuel Matuzović](https://daily.dev/sources/matuzo)** · 2 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Over 50% of websites tested in the WebAIM Million report contain empty links — links with no accessible text, typically caused by linked images missing alt attributes. Testing across NVDA, JAWS, VoiceOver, and TalkBack shows wildly inconsistent and confusing announcements for screen reader users. The fix is straightforward: always add meaningful alt text to linked images, and use automated tools like axe, Lighthouse, or WAVE to catch these issues early. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Stop Overcomplicating Accessibility: 6 Simple HTML Standards Fix Most Accessibility Issues](https://daily.dev/posts/stop-overcomplicating-accessibility-6-simple-html-standards-fix-most-accessibility-issues-an4sqgrin) · Atomic Spin · 4 upvotes · 0 comments - [Hidden Web Accessibility Issues Most Designers Miss in 2026](https://daily.dev/posts/hidden-web-accessibility-issues-most-designers-miss-in-2026-gm6w0zamx) · Netguru · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#html](https://daily.dev/tags/html), [#accessibility](https://daily.dev/tags/accessibility) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/50-1-empty-links-kbyafabk2) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"50.1% empty links","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/50-1-empty-links-kbyafabk2","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/50-1-empty-links-kbyafabk2"},"datePublished":"2026-06-22T14:42:07.878Z","dateModified":"2026-06-22T14:43:03.903Z","description":"Over 50% of websites tested in the WebAIM Million report contain empty links — links with no accessible text, typically caused by linked images missing alt...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/e458b3822465b2be3974287bf72c3c28?_a=AQAEuop","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/e458b3822465b2be3974287bf72c3c28?_a=AQAEuop","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"Manuel Matuzović","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Manuel Matuzović","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--EstFG5yE--/f_auto,q_auto/v1782139307/logos/matuzo","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/matuzo"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/50-1-empty-links-kbyafabk2","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":0},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"html,accessibility","timeRequired":"PT2M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Manuel Matuzović","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/matuzo"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"50.1% empty links"}]} ```