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Definition · Supertopics: accessibility, images, microcontent (non-exhaustive) · “alt-text” RSS feed (per email)

Entry (Sources) and Additional TopicsDate#
Figcaptions Versus Alt Text (tem)93
html, images, accessibility, comparisons
How to Write Alt Text for News (sta/the)92
how-tos, accessibility, images
How to Design Great Alt Text: An Introduction (deq)91
how-tos, introductions, images, accessibility
Tests for CSS Generated Content Alternative Text90
css, generated-content, accessibility, support, voiceover, nvda, jaws, screen-readers
The Idiot Sandwich—on Embedding Alt Text (ede)89
images, accessibility
100, 150, or 200? Debunking the Alt Text Character Limit88
accessibility, images, link-lists
AI and Alt Text (ted+/web)87
videos, ai, images, accessibility
Alt Text or Image Description?86
accessibility, images, comparisons, terminology
Accessibility Minute—September 2025 (col)85
accessibility, images, captions, comparisons
CSS to Speech: Alternative Text for CSS-Generated Content (sar)84
css, voice, generated-content, accessibility, support, browsers, screen-readers
Accessible Social Media: Alt Text83
accessibility, social-media, images
How Long Can Alt-Text Be? (jup)82
accessibility, images
Implement WCAG Rules in Your Infographics (a11)81
accessibility, wcag, visualization, design, images, contrast, colors
Writing Alt Text With AI (jar)80
ai, prompting, accessibility, images
Inclusive Development Practices in Next.js Projects (web/deq)79
accessibility, nextjs, semantics, keyboard-navigation, aria, localization, performance, axe
You Can Style Alt Text Like Any Other Text (geo/css)78
accessibility, images, css, javascript
Finding the Joy in Alt Text (bry)77
accessibility, images
The Problem(s) With Image Accessibility76
accessibility, images, html
Image Alt Text Guide: How to Write and Add Image Alt Text Reference75
guides, accessibility, user-experience, seo, images, shopify
A11y 101: 1.4.5 Images of Text (nat)74
introductions, accessibility, wcag, images
The Importance of Alt Text for Images73
images, accessibility, dei, compliance, legal, seo, user-experience
A Guide to Alt Text Across Popular Tools (pop)72
guides, accessibility, images, tooling
Quick Accessibility Wins That Are Easy to Implement (kev)71
videos, accessibility, html, semantics, images, contrast, colors, keyboard-navigation, focus, skip-links
Trusting AI With My Images Wasn’t Easy (dri)70
ai, images, accessibility, automation, tooling
12 Web Accessibility Tips to Make Your Site More User-Friendly69
accessibility, tips-and-tricks, contrast, keyboard-navigation, navigation, captions, labels, skip-links, microcontent
10 Digital Accessibility Mistakes to Avoid68
accessibility, mistakes, images, contrast, colors, keyboard-navigation, aria, semantics, headings, labels, forms, pop-ups, testing
Alt Text Accessibility: Balancing AI and Human Oversight (tec+/equ)67
podcasts, accessibility, images, multimedia, ai, quality
Generating Image Descriptions and Alt-Text With AI (dri)66
images, accessibility, ai, quality
Accessibility Essentials Every Front-End Developer Should Know (mar)65
accessibility, fundamentals, html, semantics, forms, keyboard-navigation, modals, focus, responsive-design, reduced-motion, aria
Quick Note: Limit Use of “Logo” in Alt Text (nat)64
accessibility, images, logos, microcontent
Accessibility First: How to Design Inclusive Frontend Experiences63
how-tos, design, accessibility, html, semantics, keyboard-navigation, aria, contrast, forms, focus
A Link on a Logo in the Header, What Should the Alt-Text Be? (ria/mat)62
accessibility, branding, links, logos, images
Old Alt Text Advice (ste)61
accessibility, images, html, microcontent, best-practices
Alt Text: Not Always Needed (nng)60
accessibility, images, writing
10 Simple Ways to Make Your Social Media Posts Accessible59
accessibility, social-media, content, images, captions, contrast
A Release Note for the Web Platform (pat)58
web-platform, developer-experience, css, ecmascript
Harnessing Copilot and Other Gen-AI Tools to Increase Digital Accessibility Efficiency57
videos, ai, microsoft, tooling, accessibility, images
Is Using “aria-label” to Add Alternative Text but No “alt” Attribute Still a WCAG Fail?56
discussions, accessibility, html, attributes, forms, labels, aria, images
Expert Guide: Writing HTML for Screen Reader Users (flo/a11)55
guides, accessibility, html, aria, writing, screen-readers
Accessibility Specialists Warn Against Using AI for Alt Text54
accessibility, images, ai
Writing Alt Text for a Scientific Figure53
accessibility, images, writing, information-design
Can AI Be Used to Write Good Descriptive Alt Text for Images in 2024? (the)52
accessibility, images, ai
Alternative Text in Action51
accessibility, images, writing, examples
My Approach to Alt Text (aar)50
accessibility, images, processes, link-lists
Alt Left (ste)49
accessibility, html, images, anti-patterns
Write Alt Text Like You’re Talking to a Friend (spa/clo)48
accessibility, images
Long Alt (aar)47
accessibility, images, support, browsers, screen-readers
Alt Text for CSS Generated Content (tem)46
css, generated-content, accessibility
Dynamically Adding Text Alternatives to Images With AI (kar)45
automation, ai, accessibility, images
How to Write Good Alt Text for Screen Readers (cra)44
how-tos, accessibility, images, writing, screen-readers
How I Write Alt Text for Code Snippets on Social Media (ben)43
accessibility, writing, images, social-media
What Is Alt Text and How to Write It (tpg)42
accessibility, images, writing
An “alt” Decision Tree Using Only “:has()” (aar)41
accessibility, css, images
Alt Text Hall of Fame (ste/alt)40
websites, accessibility, writing, images
The Alt Text War—SEO vs. Accessibility39
accessibility, seo, images, writing, comparisons
Are You Making These Five Mistakes When Writing Alt Text?38
accessibility, writing, images, mistakes
How to Style Your Alt Text (ede)37
how-tos, css, accessibility, images
Website Accessibility (15 Best Practices) (bru)36
accessibility, best-practices, content, readability, captcha, images, forms, focus, html, tooling
Twitter Reminds Us About Alt Text, but How Good Are We at It? (uxd)35
accessibility, writing, images, twitter+x
Google on Alt Text SEO and Accessibility (sea)34
google, seo, accessibility, writing, images
How to Write Good Alt Text (cfe)33
how-tos, accessibility, writing, images
Justin Yarbrough Talks About Alt Text32
podcasts, accessibility, writing, images
AI-Generated Images From AI-Generated Alt Text (aar)31
accessibility, images, writing, ai
What Are Best Practices for Creating Alt Text?30
accessibility, writing, images, best-practices
Writing Useful Alt Text (mic)29
accessibility, writing, images
Just How Long Should Alt Text Be? (geo/css)28
accessibility, writing, images
Alternative Text (Alt Text) (pop)27
accessibility, html, images, writing
Alt-Text Selfies26
websites, accessibility, community
There Is No Character Limit for “Alt Text” (yat)25
accessibility, html, images
Alt Tag Emptiness (ste)24
accessibility, html, images, aria
5 Steps for Writing Alt Text for Accessibility23
accessibility, writing, images
Writing Great Alt Text: Emotion Matters (jaf)22
accessibility, writing, images, user-experience
Image Descriptions: A Human Technique That Robots Can’t Grasp (uxd)21
accessibility, images
Beyond Basic Alt Text—Charts, Maps, and Diagrams20
accessibility, images, information-design
Your Image Is Probably Not Decorative (eri/sma)19
images, decoration, accessibility
Seven Myths About Alt Text18
accessibility, images, myths
Writing Alt Text for Data Visualization17
accessibility, images, writing, information-design, visualization
The CSS “content” Property Accepts Alternative Text (ste)16
css, generated-content, accessibility
Using Artificial Intelligence to Generate Alt Text on Images (css)15
ai, accessibility, images
Image Alt Text vs. Title Text vs. File Names: What’s the Difference? (bri/sea)14
seo, images, accessibility, naming, microcontent, comparisons
Some Things About “alt” Text (chr/css)13
accessibility, images, html
Mandatory Alt Attribute Is Insignificant12
accessibility, html, attributes, images
A Validator Is Not an Accessibility Evaluation Tool? (w3c)11
discussions, html, conformance, accessibility, images, tooling
Matt Cutts Discusses the “alt” Attribute10
videos, html, images, accessibility, search, google
The Price of Omitting the Alt9
html, images, attributes, accessibility
Reviving Anorexic Web Writing (ali)8
writing, images, accessibility
Semantic Image Use (jch)7
html, images, accessibility, semantics
Alt Attribute (Alt Tag, Alt Tooltip) (ann)6
html, attributes, images, accessibility
From an Alt Point of View (the)5
accessibility, usability, legal, images
Lateral—the Alt Text Failure4
accessibility, images, examples
New Site Technology for Visually Impaired Surfers (zdn)3
css, accessibility, images
Providing Text Equivalents for Images (div)2
accessibility, images, examples, link-lists
Alt Text Decision Helper1
tools, exploration, accessibility, html, images