Alt text is a short written description of an image that describes the appearance, content and/or function of an image. Screen readers read the alt text aloud to website visitors, allowing them to ...

In a Google Office-hours hangout, Google’s John Mueller answered a question about how to use alt text for SEO. Along the way he dispelled the idea that there is a 16 word limitation on alt text and ...

Google’s John Mueller and Lizzi Sassman discuss creating image alt text that’s good for those using screen readers, briefly touching on what to do about decorative images and how it’s tricky to write ...

is features writer with five years of experience covering the companies that shape technology and the people who use their tools. Twitter is expanding a feature that makes images on the platform more ...

Making your online content and social media profiles accessible to the majority of people stumbling across your posts is an intentional practice. From Instagram and Twitter photo descriptions to ...

A behind-the-scenes blog about research methods at Pew Research Center. For our latest findings, visit pewresearch.org. In recent years, Pew Research Center has been thinking more intentionally about ...

Threads, Meta's Twitter alternative, is here, carrying some Instagram features in tow but really lacking when it comes to others. One of these is alternative text (alt text), a crucial tool for ...