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Posted by Miguel Nunez
Miguel Nunez
3,266 Points

What is the alt Attribute?

I'm trying to understand what this mean relating to the img tag

1 Answer

Daniel Johnson
Daniel Johnson
104,132 Points

The alt attribute is the alternative text for the img tag or HTML Image Element.

For example...

<img src="profile.jpg" alt="This is a picture of me." />

It's just a way of describing what the image actually is. It helps search engines as well as people with disabilities to understand what the image is.

Miguel Nunez
Miguel Nunez
3,266 Points

Thanks man that really helped.