ALT tag
HTML tag that provides alternative text when non-textual elements, typically images, cannot be displayed.
ALT Tags are commonly omitted from web pages, from the smallest personal pages
to the largest web corporate sites. Yet, if properly used, ALT Tags can be quite
useful. Among other things, ALT tags can:
* provide further detail for an image or the destination of a hyperlinked image.
* enable and enhance access for people with various disabilities.
* provide much-needed information for people who surf the Web with graphics
turned off, and people who surf the Web with text-only browsers.
* assist in navigation when a graphics-intensive site is being viewed over
a slow connection, enabling site visitors to make navigation choices before graphics
are fully rendered.
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alternate text tag
Use of ALT texts in IMGs
Guidelines on Using ALT Texts in
IMG Elements
Effective Alt Text
Frontend.com (July 10, 2001)
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