Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Absent or unhelpful alternative text can be a source of frustration for visually impaired users. [2] On Wikipedia, alternative text is typically supplied through a combination of the image caption and the text supplied for the image alt parameter in the MediaWiki markup. The following example produces the adjacent image:
For example, the alt attribute on an institution's logo should convey that it is the institution's logo instead of describing details of what the logo looks like. [3] [4] On Wikipedia, alt text is provided in the alt parameter in the MediaWiki markup. Many templates, like {}, have parameters for specifying alt text. For images that link to ...
The alt attribute is the HTML attribute used in HTML and XHTML documents to specify alternative text (alt text) that is to be displayed in place of an element that cannot be rendered. The alt attribute is used for short descriptions, with longer descriptions using the longdesc attribute .
The page is titled "Alternative text for images". The focus should be on alt text examples and how to properly write alt text, not on what alt text sounds like in screen readers, and I disagree that they were difficult to apply, the more examples you have to learn from the easier it is, at least for me. -- œ ™ 22:26, 31 December 2010 (UTC)
On pages with infobox images (see Christian Conventions infobox at the top as an example), the image from the infobox does show a tooltip with the alt text in IE8, while the other images in the article, which all have alt text, show nothing. A few days ago, IE8 with the option to expand alt text enabled, was showing text for all images.
Do not use Unicode characters as icons; use an icon with alt text instead. For example, a character like "→" cannot be reproduced into useful text by some screen readers. Use Template:Visible anchor where Destination highlighting helps the partially sighted to locate more easily the link target on the destination page.
Zero or more of these options may be specified to control the alt text, link title, and caption for the image. Captions may contain embedded wiki markup, such as links or formatting. See Wikipedia:Captions for discussion of appropriate caption text. See Wikipedia:Alternative text for images for discussion of appropriate alt text. Internet ...
Main page; Contents; Current events; Random article; About Wikipedia; Contact us; Donate