HTML Validate problem

[ArronReed]

I have added icons to my site and have links to social media pages when you click on the icons.
When I run this through my HTML validator it says ' Anchor link must have a text describing its purpose (html-validate(wcag/h30)
I dont want any text showing on my website as Im using icons...how do I get around this?



Im making this as part of an assignment so I want it to be as correct as possible (semantically and accesibility)

 

[dmuellenberg]

Just because your validator issues a warning message doesn't mean your code won't work. Does your web page still work as intended? If so, then it really isn't an issue, is it?

 

[dmuellenberg]

But I don't see where you are linking your icon to the web site. Here is how I use icons to redirect to a web page without text:

<a href="https://www.facebook.com"><img id="facebook" src="myicon.ico" ></a>