Avoid images of text
SkillMediatext-in-images is a skill for AI agents that reviews rendered HTML, interactive components, and design-system patterns for cases where text is baked into images. It guides the agent to check native semantics first, then keyboard behavior, focus flow, accessible names, and screen-reader output, so important text appears as real text instead of an image of text.
Available today. Use it from your connected AI after setup.
No other account needed.
Have an agent that supports loading skills.
Then ask your AI: use the Avoid images of text skill
What your AI can do with it
- Review rendered HTML for images of text
- Check native semantics before other checks
- Inspect keyboard behavior on interactive components
- Examine focus flow across components
- Verify accessible names on elements
- Check screen-reader output where relevant
Getting started
- Have an agent that supports loading skills.
- Add the text-in-images skill to the agent's available skills.
- Ask the agent to review a rendered page, component, or design-system pattern for images of text.
- Review the agent's findings on semantics, keyboard behavior, focus flow, accessible names, and screen-reader output.
What this skill tells your AI
The instructions your AI receives, as published by thedaviddias/front-end-checklist in skills/text-in-images/SKILL.md and read by ahel’s review.
Text in images can't be resized by users with low vision, translated automatically, read by screen readers without alt text, or reflowed when zoomed—real text is always more accessible.
Quick Reference
- Use real HTML text instead of text in images
- Images of text can't be resized, translated, or read by screen readers
- Logos and decorative typography are acceptable exceptions
- Use CSS and web fonts for stylized text effects
Check
Identify images that contain text content. Verify the text could not be presented as real HTML text. Exceptions include logos, decorative typography, and cases where exact visual rendering is essential.
Fix
Replace text images with real HTML text styled with CSS. If images of text are necessary, provide equivalent text in alt attributes. Consider using SVG with embedded text for scalable typography.
Explain
Explain how images of text cannot be resized by users, are not readable by screen readers without alt text, cannot reflow on zoom, and create barriers for translation and text customization.
Code Review
Review the rendered markup and interactive states that affect Avoid images of text. Flag exact elements, roles, labels, focus behavior, or keyboard interactions that violate the rule, and note how to verify the fix with browser accessibility tooling or assistive tech.
For full implementation details, code examples, and framework-specific guidance,
see references/rule.md.
Rule page: https://frontendchecklist.io/en/rules/accessibility/text-in-images
Signals
- GitHub stars
- 74k
- Forks
- 7k
- Last commit
- Aug 2026
Questions
- When should this skill be used?
- Use it when reviewing rendered HTML, interactive components, or design-system patterns related to avoiding images of text.
- What does the agent check first?
- Native semantics are checked first, then keyboard behavior, focus flow, accessible names, and screen-reader output where relevant.
- What problem does it address?
- It helps ensure important text appears as real text instead of being baked into images.
Advanced
- Item type
- skill
- Key
text-in-images- Source
- github.com/thedaviddias/front-end-checklist