Images are an important asset for all webpages. They make a page easier to read, more visually attractive and they help in presenting a topic better. Having a good alt attribute to all your images improves the accessibility of a site and also helps SEO both for image search and web search.<\/p>\n
In this post, you\u2019ll learn everything you need to know about image alt text. \u00a0In particular, we\u2019ll cover the following topics:<\/p>\n
Alt Text (also known as alternative text or alt attribute) is a text that accurately describes an image. It is added to the <img> tag in the HTML of a page.<\/p>\n
Here is an example of an image alt text:<\/p>\n
The alt text is not shown when a page is viewed in the browser but it becomes visible when an image cannot be loaded.<\/p>\n Search engine crawlers read the alt text value and screen readers use it to \u2018describe\u2019 the image to users who cannot see.<\/p>\n Providing for an alt text for all your images is important for four reasons:<\/p>\n<img src=\"\/images\/some-image.png\" alt=\"this is the alt text\"<\/strong>><\/code><\/p>\nWhy is image alt text important?<\/h2>\n
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