When asking AI for image descriptions, include 'what the image is meant to convey'

If you are asking AI for an image description, why not add one line about "what you want to convey on this page" along with ...

Think about why you placed the image before filling in all the alt text

In the image settings, there is a field for alternative text.It feels incomplete if left blank, so you might just write down ...
Medicine Buffalo

Alternative Text

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 ...
University of Dayton

Accessibility Tip #2: Writing Good Alt Text

This is the second post in our Accessibility Tip series. If you missed the first tip about meaningful link text, I suggest you go review it because that tip is even easier to implement than what we ...
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SEO Best Practice for Alt Text

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 ...