what is the use of alt tag?

[krishnasai]

what is the use of alt tag?

[Rajdeep Bose]

The ALT tag adds a text description to an image on a Web page, and should be used for all images, graphical bullets, and graphical horizontal rules. The alt text within the ALT tag should let the user know what an image’s content and purpose are.
Alt text is accessed by screen reader users to provide them with a text equivalent of images. In visual browsers, the alt text is displayed when an image is broken, or when all images have been disabled. Using ALT tags is also beneficial to users on Palm Pilots or low-bandwidth connections, where images are slow to download.

[Preeju M S]

Alt text (alternative text), also known as "alt attributes", “alt descriptions,” and technically incorrectly as "alt tags,” are used within an HTML code to describe the appearance and function of an image on a page.

Alt text uses:

1. Adding alternative text to photos is first and foremost a principle of web accessibility. Visually impaired users using screen readers will be read an alt attribute to better understand an on-page image.

2. Alt tags will be displayed in place of an image if an image file cannot be loaded.

3. Alt tags provide better image context/descriptions to search engine crawlers, helping them to index an image properly.

[yuva12]

Alt tag is an image attribute, used to describe the image, it is also very useful for search engines to understand the description of the image.

[John-Smith]

The required alt attribute specifies an alternate text for an image if the image cannot be displayed. The alt attribute provides alternative information for an image if a user for some reason cannot view it.

[nikki shah]

Alt tags provide better image context/descriptions to search engine crawlers, helping them to index an image properly

[SKS]

The alt tag is the HTML tag to give the alternate name to the images for better crawling.

[Saravanan28]

Alt tag is a text alternative for an image on your page.

[Prateektechnoso]

Alt tag is the One of the On Page Optimization which used to make Search Engine to understand the image name and details through alt tag. Alt tag helps Search Engine to Crawl images and its details easily through Alt tag.


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[davidweb09]

ALT tags is best SEO techniques to optimize the website images, to read my search engines. https://andrewsshutters.com/

[arjunshastri]

The required alt attribute specifies an alternate text for an image, if the image cannot be displayed. The alt attribute provides alternative information for an image if a user for some reason cannot view it (because of slow connection, an error in the src attribute, or if the user uses a screen reader).

[mihikasharma1]

Alt tag is important for website image. because google can't read image.

[amarnathsmm]

Alt tags are not only useful for providing context/description for an image but also helps screen readers to describe the image better.

[tamilselvi]

Alt content is a fundamental of open website composition. Its unique (and still essential) reason for existing is to depict pictures to guests who can't see them. This incorporates screen perusers and programs that square pictures, yet it additionally incorporates clients who are locate impeded or generally unfit to outwardly distinguish a picture.

[jackgrylls]

An alt tag, also known as "alt attribute" and "alt description," is an HTML attribute applied to image tags to provide a text alternative for search engines. Applying images to alt tags such as product photos can positively impact an ecommerce store's search engine rankings.

[dombowkett]

We use Alt text in images to optimize them according to on-page SEO guidelines.

[tony_S]

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“alt” attribute in html gives alternate text for an image. Whenever image on website does not load, alt text will be shown. Adding appropriate alt tags to the images on your website or Landing pages can help your website achieve better rankings in the search engines by associating keywords with images.