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“alt-text” News Archive

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

Entry (Sources) and Additional TopicsDate#
How Alt Text Accessibility Supports Low-Vision Users96
accessibility, images, wcag
Figcaptions Versus Alt Text (tem)95
html, images, accessibility, comparisons
How to Write Alt Text for News (sta/the)94
how-tos, accessibility, images
How to Design Great Alt Text: An Introduction (deq)93
how-tos, introductions, images, accessibility
Tests for CSS Generated Content Alternative Text92
css, generated-content, accessibility, support, voiceover, nvda, jaws, screen-readers
The Idiot Sandwich—on Embedding Alt Text (ede)91
images, accessibility
100, 150, or 200? Debunking the Alt Text Character Limit90
accessibility, images, link-lists
AI and Alt Text (ted+/web)89
videos, ai, images, accessibility
Alt Text or Image Description?88
accessibility, images, comparisons, terminology
Accessibility Minute—September 2025 (col)87
accessibility, images, captions, comparisons
CSS to Speech: Alternative Text for CSS-Generated Content (sar)86
css, voice, generated-content, accessibility, support, browsers, screen-readers
Accessible Social Media: Alt Text85
accessibility, social-media, images
How Long Can Alt-Text Be? (jup)84
accessibility, images
Implement WCAG Rules in Your Infographics (a11)83
accessibility, wcag, visualization, design, images, contrast, colors
Writing Alt Text With AI (jar)82
ai, prompting, accessibility, images
Inclusive Development Practices in Next.js Projects (web/deq)81
accessibility, nextjs, semantics, keyboard-navigation, aria, localization, performance, axe
You Can Style Alt Text Like Any Other Text (geo/css)80
accessibility, images, css, javascript
Finding the Joy in Alt Text (bry)79
accessibility, images
The Problem(s) With Image Accessibility78
accessibility, images, html
Image Alt Text Guide: How to Write and Add Image Alt Text Reference77
guides, accessibility, user-experience, seo, images, shopify
A11y 101: 1.4.5 Images of Text (nat)76
introductions, accessibility, wcag, images
The Importance of Alt Text for Images75
images, accessibility, dei, compliance, legal, seo, user-experience
A Guide to Alt Text Across Popular Tools (pop)74
guides, accessibility, images, tooling
Quick Accessibility Wins That Are Easy to Implement (kev)73
videos, accessibility, html, semantics, images, contrast, colors, keyboard-navigation, focus, skip-links
Trusting AI With My Images Wasn’t Easy (dri)72
ai, images, accessibility, automation, tooling
12 Web Accessibility Tips to Make Your Site More User-Friendly71
accessibility, tips-and-tricks, contrast, keyboard-navigation, navigation, captions, labels, skip-links, microcontent
10 Digital Accessibility Mistakes to Avoid70
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)69
podcasts, accessibility, images, multimedia, ai, quality
Generating Image Descriptions and Alt-Text With AI (dri)68
images, accessibility, ai, quality
Accessibility Essentials Every Front-End Developer Should Know (mar)67
accessibility, fundamentals, html, semantics, forms, keyboard-navigation, modals, focus, responsive-design, reduced-motion, aria
Quick Note: Limit Use of “Logo” in Alt Text (nat)66
accessibility, images, logos, microcontent
Accessibility First: How to Design Inclusive Frontend Experiences65
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)64
accessibility, branding, links, logos, images
Old Alt Text Advice (ste)63
accessibility, images, html, microcontent, best-practices
Alt Text: Not Always Needed (nng)62
accessibility, images, writing
10 Simple Ways to Make Your Social Media Posts Accessible61
accessibility, social-media, content, images, captions, contrast
A Release Note for the Web Platform (pat)60
web-platform, developer-experience, css, ecmascript
Harnessing Copilot and Other Gen-AI Tools to Increase Digital Accessibility Efficiency59
videos, ai, microsoft, tooling, accessibility, images
Is Using “aria-label” to Add Alternative Text but No “alt” Attribute Still a WCAG Fail?58
discussions, accessibility, html, attributes, forms, labels, aria, images
Expert Guide: Writing HTML for Screen Reader Users (flo/a11)57
guides, accessibility, html, aria, writing, screen-readers
Accessibility Specialists Warn Against Using AI for Alt Text56
accessibility, images, ai
Writing Alt Text for a Scientific Figure55
accessibility, images, writing, information-design
Can AI Be Used to Write Good Descriptive Alt Text for Images in 2024? (the)54
accessibility, images, ai
Alternative Text in Action53
accessibility, images, writing, examples
My Approach to Alt Text (aar)52
accessibility, images, processes, link-lists
Alt Left (ste)51
accessibility, html, images, anti-patterns
Write Alt Text Like You’re Talking to a Friend (spa/clo)50
accessibility, images
Long Alt (aar)49
accessibility, images, support, browsers, screen-readers
Alt Text for CSS Generated Content (tem)48
css, generated-content, accessibility
Dynamically Adding Text Alternatives to Images With AI (kar)47
automation, ai, accessibility, images
How to Write Good Alt Text for Screen Readers (cra)46
how-tos, accessibility, images, writing, screen-readers
How I Write Alt Text for Code Snippets on Social Media (ben)45
accessibility, writing, images, social-media
What Is Alt Text and How to Write It (tpg)44
accessibility, images, writing
An “alt” Decision Tree Using Only “:has()” (aar)43
accessibility, css, images
Alt Text Hall of Fame (ste/alt)42
websites, accessibility, writing, images
The Alt Text War—SEO vs. Accessibility41
accessibility, seo, images, writing, comparisons
Are You Making These Five Mistakes When Writing Alt Text?40
accessibility, writing, images, mistakes
How to Style Your Alt Text (ede)39
how-tos, css, accessibility, images
Website Accessibility (15 Best Practices) (bru)38
accessibility, best-practices, content, readability, captcha, images, forms, focus, html, tooling
Twitter Reminds Us About Alt Text, but How Good Are We at It?37
accessibility, writing, images, twitter+x
Google on Alt Text SEO and Accessibility (sea)36
google, seo, accessibility, writing, images
How to Write Good Alt Text (cfe)35
how-tos, accessibility, writing, images
Justin Yarbrough Talks About Alt Text34
podcasts, accessibility, writing, images
AI-Generated Images From AI-Generated Alt Text (aar)33
accessibility, images, writing, ai
What Are Best Practices for Creating Alt Text?32
accessibility, writing, images, best-practices
Writing Useful Alt Text (mic)31
accessibility, writing, images
Just How Long Should Alt Text Be? (geo/css)30
accessibility, writing, images
Alternative Text (Alt Text) (pop)29
accessibility, html, images, writing
Alt-Text Selfies28
websites, accessibility, community
There Is No Character Limit for “Alt Text” (yat)27
accessibility, html, images
Alt Tag Emptiness (ste)26
accessibility, html, images, aria
5 Steps for Writing Alt Text for Accessibility25
accessibility, writing, images
Writing Great Alt Text: Emotion Matters (jaf)24
accessibility, writing, images, user-experience
Image Descriptions: A Human Technique That Robots Can’t Grasp23
accessibility, images
Beyond Basic Alt Text—Charts, Maps, and Diagrams22
accessibility, images, information-design
Your Image Is Probably Not Decorative (eri/sma)21
images, decoration, accessibility
Seven Myths About Alt Text20
accessibility, images, myths
Writing Alt Text for Data Visualization19
accessibility, images, writing, information-design, visualization
The CSS “content” Property Accepts Alternative Text (ste)18
css, generated-content, accessibility
Using Artificial Intelligence to Generate Alt Text on Images (css)17
ai, accessibility, images
Image Alt Text vs. Title Text vs. File Names: What’s the Difference? (bri/sea)16
seo, images, accessibility, naming, microcontent, comparisons
Some Things About “alt” Text (chr/css)15
accessibility, images, html
Mandatory Alt Attribute Is Insignificant14
accessibility, html, attributes, images
A Validator Is Not an Accessibility Evaluation Tool? (w3c)13
discussions, html, conformance, accessibility, images, tooling
Matt Cutts Discusses the “alt” Attribute12
videos, html, images, accessibility, search, google
The Price of Omitting the Alt11
html, images, attributes, accessibility
Reviving Anorexic Web Writing (ali)10
writing, images, accessibility
Semantic Image Use (jch)9
html, images, accessibility, semantics
Alt Attribute (Alt Tag, Alt Tooltip) (ann)8
html, attributes, images, accessibility
From an Alt Point of View (the)7
accessibility, usability, legal, images
Lateral—the Alt Text Failure6
accessibility, images, examples
New Site Technology for Visually Impaired Surfers (zdn)5
css, accessibility, images
Alt and Beyond: Making Web Graphics Accessible4
images, accessibility, html
Providing Text Equivalents for Images (div)3
accessibility, images, examples, link-lists
Simple Guidelines on Using “alt” Texts in “img” Elements2
guidelines, images, accessibility
Alt Text Decision Helper1
tools, exploration, accessibility, html, images