Alt text is a short description of a digital image that can be read aloud by a screen reader. While we generally think about alt text as a part of web pages, it's a valuable tool anywhere users may ...

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 ...

Alt text is a component in web page design. Specifically, it's a phrase or sentence that describes an image on the page. In modern web page design, alt text is not displayed to most users, yet it's ...

Want to make your social profiles accessible, too? Don't forget about the memes. Credit: Shutterstock / Photo Melon, Antonio Guillem The meme economy rarely falters, and as the impetus for much of our ...

Beth Skwarecki is Lifehacker’s Senior Health Editor, and holds certifications as a personal trainer and weightlifting coach. She has been writing about health for over 10 years. April 15, 2022 Add as ...

In a Google Search Off the Record podcast, Google’s Lizzi Sassman and John Mueller discussed writing alt text and share the thought process behind exceptional alt text. The subsequent conversation ...

Twitter is expanding access to an opt-in feature that is designed to make its platform more accessible for people who use screen readers. The social network is rolling out an image description ...

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 ...

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Microsoft Word's 2026 update introduces six new tools to boost productivity, from auto-generated image alt text to simplified ...

Sometimes, new Twitter features can be divisive — we’ve made our feelings clear about the edit button, which is apparently in the works. But we can (hopefully) all agree that simple accessibility ...