Very Short Question and Answers - Alternate Text (alt attribute)

The alt attribute provides a text description of an image in HTML.

Screen readers read out the alt text so visually impaired users know what the image represents.

The browser displays the alt text instead of the image.

It allows people using assistive technologies like screen readers to understand image content.

Search engines use alt text to understand what images are about, helping with image search and SEO.

alt="A lion sitting in the jungle"

It keeps the meaning of the webpage clear even if images are missing.

Text-only browsers and browsers used for printing (that don't display images) benefit from alt text.

False. It is also helpful for SEO, broken image links, and in text-only browsers.

The alt attribute.

The user will see the text 'Beautiful flower in garden'.

Descriptive alt text provides meaningful information about the image, making it useful for visually impaired users and search engines.

The alt text appears in place of the image, providing information the image would give.

When an image fails to load and when using text-only browsers.

It ensures visually impaired users understand the image content through screen readers.

Usually, the screen reader says 'image' or nothing, depending on settings, which is not helpful for users.

Yes, because search engines index alt text, helping the website rank in image search results.

It describes food images for visually impaired users and improves SEO, bringing more visitors from image searches.

The alt attribute provides alternative text for an image, important for accessibility, image fallback, and SEO.