Which statement describes the characteristics of a meaningful image per Trusted Tester?

• A. Decorative images.
• B. Images that can get focus and have non-empty accessible names.
• C. Images with empty alt text.
• D. Images that must be animated.

Answer: (B)

Meaningful images are those that convey information or serve a function and must be accessible to users of assistive technology. The best statement is the one that says the image can receive focus and has a non-empty accessible name. This captures two essential aspects: keyboard discoverability (so a user can navigate to the image) and a descriptive label that a screen reader can announce, helping the user understand what the image represents or what action it affords. Decorative images should be ignored by assistive tech and thus use empty alt text, and images with empty alt text do not convey information. Requiring animation is not a criterion for meaningfulness.