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Originally Posted by htmlbasictutor
Reference: It’s alt attribute, not alt tag at 456 Berea Street
Relying on images using the alt attribute isn't going to add to the usability, accessibility nor the SEO of the site. |
My question is why - under what circumstances is the alt attribute on an image less accessible than a piece of plain text?
You make a good point about the misuse of the term "alt tag" - of course you are correct and if I'd thought about it for a minute I'd have known that myself. The tag is an IMG tag, the alt text is an attribute of that tag. I hadn't even noticed that the incorrect terminology had crept into common usage - normally that's exactly the kind of thing that annoys me, so I can see where you're coming from!
