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Changelog Entry
Description
Several images across the codebase had empty alt="" attributes on meaningful images, making them inaccessible to screen reader users (WCAG 2.1 SC 1.1.1).
Screen reader users can now get meaningful descriptions when navigating images like the user avatar, app logo, and uploaded files.
Security
N/A
Breaking Changes
N/A
Additional Information
Discussed in Discord #development before submitting
Related to issue #24097 (Screen reader navigation on the main web interface is broken)
Decorative images (e.g. favicon inside buttons with aria-label) were intentionally left with alt=""
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## 📋 Pull Request Information
**Original PR:** https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/pull/24336
**Author:** [@VincentDev007](https://github.com/VincentDev007)
**Created:** 5/3/2026
**Status:** ❌ Closed
**Base:** `dev` ← **Head:** `a11y/add-alt-text`
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### 📝 Commits (1)
- [`78076b9`](https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/commit/78076b91008e85cda6ae179fa8adfd12e515d3f2) fix(a11y): add descriptive alt text to images with empty alt attributes
### 📊 Changes
**5 files changed** (+7 additions, -7 deletions)
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📝 `src/lib/components/channel/WebhookItem.svelte` (+2 -2)
📝 `src/lib/components/chat/Messages/UserMessage.svelte` (+1 -1)
📝 `src/lib/components/chat/Navbar.svelte` (+1 -1)
📝 `src/lib/components/playground/Images.svelte` (+2 -2)
📝 `src/routes/auth/+page.svelte` (+1 -1)
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# Changelog Entry
### Description
- Several images across the codebase had empty `alt=""` attributes on meaningful images, making them inaccessible to screen reader users (WCAG 2.1 SC 1.1.1).
### Added
- N/A
### Changed
| File | Image | Before | After |
|------|-------|--------|-------|
| `src/lib/components/chat/Navbar.svelte` | User profile photo | `alt=""` | `alt={$user?.name ? $i18n.t("{{name}}'s avatar", { name: $user.name }) : ""}` |
| `src/lib/components/playground/Images.svelte` | AI generated image | `alt=""` | `alt={$i18n.t('Generated image')}` |
| `src/lib/components/playground/Images.svelte` | Source image upload | `alt=""` | `alt={$i18n.t('Source image')}` |
| `src/lib/components/channel/WebhookItem.svelte` | Webhook avatar | `alt=""` | `alt={name}` |
| `src/routes/auth/+page.svelte` | App logo | `alt=""` | `alt="Open WebUI logo"` |
| `src/lib/components/chat/Messages/UserMessage.svelte` | Uploaded image in chat | no alt | `alt={$i18n.t('Uploaded image')}` |
### Deprecated
- N/A
### Removed
- N/A
### Fixed
- Screen reader users can now get meaningful descriptions when navigating images like the user avatar, app logo, and uploaded files.
### Security
- N/A
### Breaking Changes
- N/A
---
### Additional Information
- Discussed in Discord #development before submitting
- Related to issue #24097 (Screen reader navigation on the main web interface is broken)
- Decorative images (e.g. favicon inside buttons with `aria-label`) were intentionally left with `alt=""`
### Screenshots or Videos
- N/A
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📋 Pull Request Information
Original PR: https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/pull/24336
Author: @VincentDev007
Created: 5/3/2026
Status: ❌ Closed
Base:
dev← Head:a11y/add-alt-text📝 Commits (1)
78076b9fix(a11y): add descriptive alt text to images with empty alt attributes📊 Changes
5 files changed (+7 additions, -7 deletions)
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src/lib/components/channel/WebhookItem.svelte(+2 -2)📝
src/lib/components/chat/Messages/UserMessage.svelte(+1 -1)📝
src/lib/components/chat/Navbar.svelte(+1 -1)📝
src/lib/components/playground/Images.svelte(+2 -2)📝
src/routes/auth/+page.svelte(+1 -1)📄 Description
Pull Request Checklist
Note to first-time contributors: Please open a discussion post in Discussions to discuss your idea/fix with the community before creating a pull request, and describe your changes before submitting a pull request.
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devbranch. PRs targetingmainwill be immediately closed.devto ensure no unrelated commits (e.g. frommain) are included. Push updates to the existing PR branch instead of closing and reopening.Changelog Entry
Description
alt=""attributes on meaningful images, making them inaccessible to screen reader users (WCAG 2.1 SC 1.1.1).Added
Changed
src/lib/components/chat/Navbar.sveltealt=""alt={$user?.name ? $i18n.t("{{name}}'s avatar", { name: $user.name }) : ""}src/lib/components/playground/Images.sveltealt=""alt={$i18n.t('Generated image')}src/lib/components/playground/Images.sveltealt=""alt={$i18n.t('Source image')}src/lib/components/channel/WebhookItem.sveltealt=""alt={name}src/routes/auth/+page.sveltealt=""alt="Open WebUI logo"src/lib/components/chat/Messages/UserMessage.sveltealt={$i18n.t('Uploaded image')}Deprecated
Removed
Fixed
Security
Breaking Changes
Additional Information
aria-label) were intentionally left withalt=""Screenshots or Videos
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