What Is The Best Practice For Alt Text?

Blog post1 min readUpdated Feb 22, 2025View source ↗

Alt text or alternative text is a piece of HTML code that describes every image on a webpage. While these may not seem important, these are often what search engines display when trying to explain the contents of a page. If a user can’t load the image, these alternative texts will appear instead, so it’s essential to use them. It can be instrumental in boosting the engagement of the websites.

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