What makes an image decorative according to Trusted Tester?

• A. Any non-background image that has an empty accessible name, an empty accessible description, or is ignored by AT.
• B. Any image that includes visible text.
• C. All images with captions are decorative.
• D. Background images are decorative by default.

Answer: (A)

In Trusted Tester, an image is considered decorative when it does not convey information needed to understand the page and is not exposed to assistive technologies. This is shown by having an empty accessible name or empty accessible description, or by being ignored by assistive technology. That’s why this option is the best: it correctly identifies decorative images as those lacking meaningful names or descriptions and/or being ignored by AT, which means screen readers won’t announce any content from them.

Visible text on an image usually means it’s conveying information, so it wouldn’t be decorative. A caption can provide meaning or context, so relying on captions isn’t a rule for decorative status. Background images aren’t automatically decorative by default; they may or may not convey essential information, and accessibility handling for them varies, so treating them as decorative without qualification isn’t accurate.