Design and experience
Alt text
Also known as: alt attribute, alt tag
Understanding the term
It should describe what the image shows, not repeat a keyword. ‘Workstation with a laptop’ informs; ‘cheap website design Paris’ is obvious keyword stuffing.
A purely decorative image can have empty alt text: this is good practice, telling screen readers to skip it.
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