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JavaScript

Posted by lucas borowiecki
lucas borowiecki
6,871 Points

Why can't we just add an 'alt' attribute with 'captionText' to the $image? Why do we need to append a paragraph instead?

$image.attr("alt", captionText);

Erik McClintock
Erik McClintock
45,783 Points

Lucas,

Could you provide further context? A link to the video/challenge you're referring to, perhaps?

Erik

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
243,656 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
243,656 Points

:point_right: These two things have very different purposes.

The text in an alt attribute would not be visible by default. It might become visible if the cursor is placed on the image, depending on the browser. But the primary use for alt is to be displayed when the image cannot be rendered for some reason, or to assist screen readers used by sight-impaired users.

On the other hand, a paragraph would always be visible.