--- title: Buttons and the Baader–Meinhof phenomenon | daily.dev description: A practical guide to accessible button labeling patterns in HTML. Covers multiple correct approaches including text-only buttons, text with icons, and... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/buttons-and-the-baader-meinhof-phenomenon-s7ai1quap twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Buttons and the Baader–Meinhof phenomenon | daily.dev og:description: A practical guide to accessible button labeling patterns in HTML. Covers multiple correct approaches including text-only buttons, text with icons, and... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/buttons-and-the-baader-meinhof-phenomenon-s7ai1quap og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/S7Ai1QUaP.png og:image:alt: Buttons and the Baader–Meinhof phenomenon 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. # Buttons and the Baader–Meinhof phenomenon **[Manuel Matuzović](https://daily.dev/sources/matuzo)** · 4 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A practical guide to accessible button labeling patterns in HTML. Covers multiple correct approaches including text-only buttons, text with icons, and icon-only buttons using sr-only classes, aria-label, aria-labelledby, SVG title elements, alt attributes, and background images. Also highlights common mistakes like empty buttons, unlabeled SVGs, and images with empty alt attributes. Backed by WebAIM data showing 27.2% of tested websites have empty buttons. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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