diff --git a/src/lib/link-list.svelte b/src/lib/link-list.svelte
index affe6ab..287b9cd 100644
--- a/src/lib/link-list.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/link-list.svelte
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
     <li>
         <a href={entry.link}>
             {#if entry.icon}
-            <img height="24px" src={entry.icon}>
+            <img height="24px" src={entry.icon} alt="Icon">
             {/if}
             {@html entry.text}
         </a>
diff --git a/src/lib/lists/gallery-entry.svelte b/src/lib/lists/gallery-entry.svelte
index 5552e9f..d7e6e33 100644
--- a/src/lib/lists/gallery-entry.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/lists/gallery-entry.svelte
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
         subtitle: string;
         fullWidth: boolean;
         img: string;
+        imgAlt: string;
         link: string;
     }
 
@@ -30,7 +31,7 @@
 
 {#snippet galleryEntry({entry}: {entry: GalleryEntry})}
 <a class="entry" href="{entry.link}">
-    <img src="{entry.img}">
+    <img src="{entry.img}" alt="{entry.imgAlt}">
     <p class="wide-font">{entry.title}</p>
     <p>{@html entry.subtitle}</p>
 </a>
diff --git a/src/routes/+page.svelte b/src/routes/+page.svelte
index c851b2c..f87cb18 100644
--- a/src/routes/+page.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/+page.svelte
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
                     subtitle: "my active Godot game project about finding yourself in an unfamiliar future.\n<i>latest update: " + latestDevlogDate + "</i>",
                     fullWidth: true,
                     img: "projects/projectn5/devlog/2025/0523/birds_eye.webp",
+                    imgAlt: "Project N5 screenshot of Laura looking down at two cuboids",
                     link: "projects/projectn5/devlog",
                 },
                 {
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@
                     subtitle: "an overview of what I do and have done",
                     fullWidth: false,
                     img: "projects/project-mix.webp",
+                    imgAlt: "A collage of multiple projects: the Unity default third-person character and CJ from GTA San Andreas in the top left; purple protagonist from Project N5 holding a massive rocket launcher in the top right; two wizards in the bottom left; a breadboard with a microcontroller and input components in the bottom right",
                     link: "projects",
                 },
                 {
@@ -59,12 +61,13 @@
                     subtitle: "find things I've put for download on my <a href='https://github.com/9001/copyparty'>copyparty</a> instance",
                     fullWidth: false,
                     img: "common/hypertext.webp",
+                    imgAlt: "Screenshot of Hypertext Unity level. Crates are strewn across the floor, Waluigi is flying in front of the camera, and text such as 'COME AND TRY OUR ALL-NEW BLENDER' and 'omg! it's the brandenburg er tor!' is displayed",
                     link: "//files.denizk0461.dev/",
                 },
             ]}/>
         </div>
         <div class="subcontainer">
-            <h3>about ↬<img id="me-img" class="me-img" title="hi there" src={meImg} alt="A mini picture of me">↫ me </h3>
+            <h3>about ↬<img id="me-img" class="me-img" title="hi there" src={meImg} alt="Deniz, the website developer, small and pixelated">↫ me </h3>
 
             <p>Hi! I'm Deniz. I'm a programmer, sometimes a music producer, and rarely a hard-working student in Northern Germany. Welcome to my webpage!</p>