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Editorial: Update accname step 2E (Host Language Label) to specify empty string treatment #2486

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Add 2E host language label step to clarify empty string treatment
Mar 23, 2025
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Expand Up @@ -640,7 +640,7 @@ <h4>Computation steps</h4>
<span id="step2E"><!-- Don't link to this legacy numbered ID. --></span><em>Host Language Label:</em> Otherwise, if the <code>current node</code>'s native markup provides an
[=attribute=] (e.g. <code>alt</code>) or [=element=] (e.g. HTML <code>label</code> or SVG <code>title</code>) that defines a text alternative, return that alternative in the form of
a <code>flat string</code> as defined by the host language, unless the <code>current node</code> is exposed as presentational (<code>role="presentation"</code> or
<code>role="none"</code>).
<code>role="none"</code>) or the empty string holds meaning (i.e., <code>alt=""</code> is treated as decorative).
<div class="note">
See <a href="https://www.w3.org/TR/html-aam-1.0/#accessible-name-and-description-computation">HTML-AAM</a>,
<a href="https://www.w3.org/TR/svg-aam-1.0/#mapping_additional_nd">SVG-AAM</a>, or other host language documentation for more information on markup that defines a text alternative.
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