From 15a12deb8e27ed037699e480281afe77ee4ef511 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: David Longworth <djl@sent.com>
Date: Wed, 4 Mar 2026 14:22:58 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 1/4] add dimensions using size variable

---
 packages/stacks-svelte/src/components/Avatar/Avatar.svelte | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/packages/stacks-svelte/src/components/Avatar/Avatar.svelte b/packages/stacks-svelte/src/components/Avatar/Avatar.svelte
index 689160e2e4..cb4b0c7188 100644
--- a/packages/stacks-svelte/src/components/Avatar/Avatar.svelte
+++ b/packages/stacks-svelte/src/components/Avatar/Avatar.svelte
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@
     {...restProps}
 >
     {#if src}
-        <img class="s-avatar--image" {src} alt="" role="presentation" />
+        <img class="s-avatar--image" {src} alt="" role="presentation" width={size} height={size} />
     {:else if letter}
         <span class="s-avatar--letter" aria-hidden="true">{letter}</span>
     {/if}

From 534b34759dfe9ee37ae1e3442fc75acc673dff56 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: David Longworth <djl@sent.com>
Date: Wed, 4 Mar 2026 14:23:14 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 2/4] address A11Y-126 by adding a title tag to the icon

---
 packages/stacks-svelte/src/components/Avatar/Avatar.svelte | 4 +---
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/packages/stacks-svelte/src/components/Avatar/Avatar.svelte b/packages/stacks-svelte/src/components/Avatar/Avatar.svelte
index cb4b0c7188..2022bff007 100644
--- a/packages/stacks-svelte/src/components/Avatar/Avatar.svelte
+++ b/packages/stacks-svelte/src/components/Avatar/Avatar.svelte
@@ -88,8 +88,6 @@
     {/if}
     <span class="v-visible-sr">{name}</span>
     {#if badge}
-        <!-- TODO This badge is not purely decorative, so it should include descriptive text
-        (see https://stackoverflow.atlassian.net/browse/A11Y-126) -->
-        <Icon class="s-avatar--badge" src={IconShieldXSm} native />
+        <Icon class="s-avatar--badge" src={IconShieldXSm} native title="Private" />
     {/if}
 </svelte:element>

From bad74aaa32d91aa1c8f96b82555e8e247365665d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: David Longworth <djl@sent.com>
Date: Wed, 4 Mar 2026 14:27:29 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 3/4] format

---
 .../src/components/Avatar/Avatar.svelte          | 16 ++++++++++++++--
 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/packages/stacks-svelte/src/components/Avatar/Avatar.svelte b/packages/stacks-svelte/src/components/Avatar/Avatar.svelte
index 2022bff007..c1a0f5ff5d 100644
--- a/packages/stacks-svelte/src/components/Avatar/Avatar.svelte
+++ b/packages/stacks-svelte/src/components/Avatar/Avatar.svelte
@@ -82,12 +82,24 @@
     {...restProps}
 >
     {#if src}
-        <img class="s-avatar--image" {src} alt="" role="presentation" width={size} height={size} />
+        <img
+            class="s-avatar--image"
+            {src}
+            alt=""
+            role="presentation"
+            width={size}
+            height={size}
+        />
     {:else if letter}
         <span class="s-avatar--letter" aria-hidden="true">{letter}</span>
     {/if}
     <span class="v-visible-sr">{name}</span>
     {#if badge}
-        <Icon class="s-avatar--badge" src={IconShieldXSm} native title="Private" />
+        <Icon
+            class="s-avatar--badge"
+            src={IconShieldXSm}
+            native
+            title="Private"
+        />
     {/if}
 </svelte:element>

From 843fa0d5139b1f7c257528d9623d30c5d4a4f2ff Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: David Longworth <dlongworth@stackoverflow.com>
Date: Wed, 4 Mar 2026 14:29:16 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 4/4] changeset

Add nested img dimensions and screen reader text for private badge.
---
 .changeset/strong-news-float.md | 6 ++++++
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 .changeset/strong-news-float.md

diff --git a/.changeset/strong-news-float.md b/.changeset/strong-news-float.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5f3abfff1b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/strong-news-float.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+"@stackoverflow/stacks-svelte": patch
+---
+
+* `<Avatar>` nested `<img>` dimensions.
+* Screen reader text for the private badge variant.