Alt text showed a higher correlation with high rankings, indicating there is good reason to spend time on this.
Not exact matches
Also, fill out an image
alt text so that if for some reason the image doesn't load, this piece of
text will
show up and make sense to the user.
As for the
alt parameter, it is simply a short
text description of what the image
shows.
The
alt parameter is really just a
text description of what the image
shows.
Instead, the
alt -
text is used to inform the reader what the image
showed, which is why I used the word «pinstripe,» since the little graphic I embedded there is an image of a pinstripe.
Tag images with
ALT text:
ALT text — or «alternative
text» — is
text that is
shown when the element it describes can not be
shown.
When inserting an image, complete the «
alt text» field - make sure you convey the image meaning (eg ASIC logo; young woman with credit card bill; bar chart
showing increase in fees over time; clock icon;)
When sites fail to load all the images for any reason, they will instead
show the
alt text.
The image on the right, courtesy of WordPress.org,
shows where you would add the «
Alt Text» when uploading photos to a WordPress - powered blog.