diff --git a/src/_includes/partials/link_tiles.njk b/src/_includes/partials/link_tiles.njk
index 60f43e1..09b3418 100644
--- a/src/_includes/partials/link_tiles.njk
+++ b/src/_includes/partials/link_tiles.njk
@@ -1,23 +1,23 @@
 <div class="link_tiles_grid">
     <!-- work out how to do this automatically -->
     <a href="{{ collections.post[-1].page.url }}">
-        <img src="_assets/img/most_recent.jpg"/>
+        <img src="_assets/img/most_recent.jpg" alt="The character Mitsuami from the Splatoon manga saying 'pyo'. The image links to the most recent post on the website."/>
         newest!
     </a>
     <a href="/blog/">
-        <img src="_assets/img/blog.jpg"/>
+        <img src="_assets/img/blog.jpg alt="The character Yuko from the Nichijou anime slumped over a school desk. The image links to the 'blogs' page on the website."/>
         blog
     </a>
     <a href="/music/">
-        <img src="_assets/img/music.jpg"/>
+        <img src="_assets/img/music.jpg" alt="The character Nano from the Nichijou anime listening to music on a pair of headphones. The image links to the 'music' page on the website."/>
         music
     </a>
     <a href="/games/">
-        <img src="_assets/img/game.jpg"/>
+        <img src="_assets/img/game.jpg" alt="The character Konata Izumi from the Lucky Star anime playing a video game on a playstation 2 while sitting on the floor. The image links to the 'game' page on the website."/>
         games
     </a>
     <a href="/lists/">
-        <img src="_assets/img/lists.jpg"/>
+        <img src="_assets/img/lists.jpg" alt="The character Rally from the Gunsmith Cats anime looking into her fridge disappointedly. Two bricks of c4 explosive can be seen on a fridge shelf. The image links to the 'lists' page on the website."/>
         lists
     </a>
 </div>
diff --git a/src/_includes/partials/sidebar.njk b/src/_includes/partials/sidebar.njk
index f2b724b..9de04e8 100644
--- a/src/_includes/partials/sidebar.njk
+++ b/src/_includes/partials/sidebar.njk
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <a href="/" class="profile-img-link">
-    <img class="profile-img" src="/_assets/img/dp.webp"/>
+    <img class="profile-img" src="/_assets/img/dp.webp" alt="A red panda rendered in chinese inks."/>
 </a>
 <div class="sidebar-contents">
     {% include 'partials/navigation.njk' %}
-    <img src="/_assets/img/143.gif"/>
+    <img src="/_assets/img/143.gif" alt="The character Yui Hirasawa from the anime K-on floating ina cube of water in a inner tube. The image has been rendered in a chibi, pixel art style with a short looping animation of Yui floating up and down."/>
 </div>
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