What is Image Alt Text?

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What is Image Alt Text?

[rscomponentseo]

Alt text or alternate text is an attribute added to an image tag in HTML. This text appears inside the image container when the image can not be displayed. It helps search engines understand what an image is about. Alternate text is also very helpful in case images on a page cannot be found.

[propertyseo]

“Alt text”, sometimes called an “alt tag”, is an important consideration for accessibility, but it can also have a positive impact on your site’s Search Engine Optimization (SEO). Even if most of your readers will never see this ‘hidden’ information, image alt text provides websites like Google with valuable data about your content, so it can be presented to the right searchers.

[sophiawils59]

The image alt text attribute is used in HTML to describe an image's content and function. Typically, visitors will not see this text unless the images are disabled or broken. If that happens, the alt text is shown inside the image boundaries.

[Prateektechnoso]

Image Alt Tag is the One of On Page Optimization which used helps Search Engine to Crawl and know about the Particular image details.

[dombowkett]

Alt text are used to optimize website images in on-page SEO optimization.

[nick0201]

ALT tags are used to describe the image or what the image is representing. One of the main purposes of ALT tags is for the benefit of visually impaired users who use screen readers when browsing. ALT tags are also used for those who surf the web with images turned off or users that have text only browsers.

[askmedigi2019]

Alt tag to help to improve seo Ranking

[Sherin]

The alt attribute provides an “alternative description” for the image.This text appears inside the image container when the image can not be displayed. It helps search engines understand what an image is about.

Under following conditions alt text will appear:
1) If the user is visually impaired, and is using a screen reader, the screen reader will read the alt description to the user.
2) Some users prefer to surf the web with images turned off (to save bandwidth or to minimize distraction). These users will normally see the alt description instead of the image.
3) If an image fails to load for any reason (bad file name, connection problems), the user will usually see the alt description in place of the image.

[ellenwilson]

Alt tag to help to improve SEO Ranking

Not only SEO ranking. This alt text also helps to understand the search engine that what image is about.

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[naazaniqua]

Alt text is written copies that appear in the image on the web page if the image fails to load on the user's screen. This text helps screen-reading tool describe images for visually impaired readers and allows search engines better crawl and rank your website.

[Wellbet]

Alt texts helps crawlers/bots to define what your images are all about. Some also say that it can help you rank on Google's image search.

[smithmary01]

Alt Text(alternative text) as a known as "alt attributes" and "alt description" are used in html code to describe the appearance and function of an image on a page. ALT tag also play important role of SEO. It helps search engines understand what an image is about.

[ropoint]

Thanks for sharing useful information.

[RHaris]

Alternate text (Alt text) is a text description that can be added to an picture's HTML tag on a Web page. It is used when the image in the Web page can't be displayed, in which case the Alt text is shown instead. It is also displayed when a user mouses over the image.