Description
Provide text alternatives for any non-text content so that it can be changed into other forms people need, such as large print, braille, speech, symbols or simpler language.
Questions & Answers
Can I hide content while maintaining web accessibility?
How can I hide content while still maintaining web accessibility?
- aria
- CSS
- hidden content
What is the math HTML element?
What is the <math> element, and how does it affect accessibility?
- accessibility
- alt text
- audio
- math
How much alt text does my map need?
I’m updating a website with an apartment community map. The map includes a map legend and shows the locations of buildings, mailboxes, and other outdoor amenities like our BBQ grills. I’ve added alternative text to the map: “The River Drive apartment complex map and map...
- alt text
- complex images
- graphics
What do I do when an alt text field is too small for my description?
The alt text field is too small to contain all of the text in images of documents that I post. What's the solution and what are the applicable WCAG success criteria?
- alternative text
- images
How do I code an image as a link and make it accessible?
I have an image on my site that I want to code as a link? How do I code an image as a link and make it accessible?
- alt text
- images
- links
How detailed should image alt text be?
We’re writing image descriptions for product pages, and there are a lot of image details we could potentially include in the alternative text. How much detail is really required?
- alt text
- best practices
- images
Do my product images need alternative text?
My product description is very detailed. Do my product images still need alternative text?
- alt text
- images
- user experience
How do I know if an image is decorative?
What's the best way to decide whether an image is meaningful or decorative?
- alt text
- decorative images
- graphics
- images
Users can upload images to my web app. Am I required to provide alt text?
Users can upload images to my web app. Am I required to provide alt text?
- alt text
- images
- user content
How do I use decorative images in social media?
I don't want to describe a decorative image. How do I make the attribute empty when using alt text in social media? e.g. I don't want a screen reader to read "Image."
- alt tags
- graphics
- images
- social media