From ae6a9f30b8db1cae87c45593812fcc58874f3f58 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Andy Balaam Date: Thu, 11 Sep 2025 11:16:33 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Mention using alt text to supply the actual characters --- proposals/4347-emoji-verification-images.md | 6 ++++-- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/proposals/4347-emoji-verification-images.md b/proposals/4347-emoji-verification-images.md index 469160165..3a6c34877 100644 --- a/proposals/4347-emoji-verification-images.md +++ b/proposals/4347-emoji-verification-images.md @@ -100,11 +100,13 @@ applications. ## Potential issues -* If existing clients use Unicode code points to aid accessibility (e.g. for +* If existing clients use Unicode characters to aid accessibility (e.g. for blind users), the use of an image might reduce accessibility. However, the already-provided word forms of the emoji are intended to give clients an easy way of exposing an accessible interface for the verification process, and - nothing about this proposal changes that. + nothing about this proposal changes that. Clients may also use the standard + accessibility mechanisms for their platform (e.g. the `alt` or `aria-label` + properties in HTML) to supply the Unicode characters. * The visual style of the twemoji emojis may not fit well with some client applications. I consider this aesthetic disruption worth it if it makes the