Alt-text Definition

noun

(Internet) A text caption, associated with an image or other element, that is rendered if the usual content cannot be rendered.

Screenreaders for the blind read out the alt text when they encounter an image on a Web page.
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Other Word Forms of Alt-text

Noun

Singular:
alt-text
Plural:
alt texts

Origin of Alt-text

Alt-text Sentence Examples

  • Images have alt text to describe the image to the user.

  • The ALT text should simply repeat, word-for-word, the text contained within that image.

  • Creatively use alt text descriptions that accurately describes the image, but also uses the primary keywords that you're targeting with that web page.

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