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| Subhead = Why Alt Text Matters for SEO and People | | Subhead = Why Alt Text Matters for SEO and People | ||
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| − | <big>A picture may be worth a thousand words, but an image on your website won't be worth anything to search engines or a vision-impaired person if it doesn't have | + | <big>A picture may be worth a thousand words, but an image on your website won't be worth anything to search engines or a vision-impaired person if it doesn't have alt text.</big> |
| − | ==What is Alt Text?== | + | ''[http://www.aboutus.com/alt-text-helps-people-and-search-engines/ ... read more]'' |
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| + | <big>''Note: This article has been moved to our new blog at [http://www.aboutus.com/alt-text-helps-people-and-search-engines/ www.AboutUs.com/alt-text-helps-people-and-search-engines/].''</big> | ||
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[[Glossary/Alt-text|Alt text]] (short for "alternative text") gives people and search engines a way to "read" images or audio clips on a website. Technically speaking, alt text is the alt attribute of the image tag. Its code looks like this: | [[Glossary/Alt-text|Alt text]] (short for "alternative text") gives people and search engines a way to "read" images or audio clips on a website. Technically speaking, alt text is the alt attribute of the image tag. Its code looks like this: | ||
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==Help Visually Impaired People & Search Engines "See" Your Images== | ==Help Visually Impaired People & Search Engines "See" Your Images== | ||
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| − | + | <big>Search engines are blind when it comes to images, and so are some people. At least 10 percent of Web surfers use assistive technology to help them browse websites. Make sure your images can be seen by everyone.</big> | |
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Visually impaired people use [[Wikipedia:Screen reader|screen readers]] that read text on websites to them, and hearing-impaired people use software to tell them what an audio clip is about. When you take the time to find and include an image on your website, including descriptive alt text ensures it's visible and adds value for '''all''' your visitors. | Visually impaired people use [[Wikipedia:Screen reader|screen readers]] that read text on websites to them, and hearing-impaired people use software to tell them what an audio clip is about. When you take the time to find and include an image on your website, including descriptive alt text ensures it's visible and adds value for '''all''' your visitors. | ||
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| ShortBio = Kristina is a community manager for [[AboutUs.org]]. She talks with a lot of website owners who are trying to promote their business online. <small>Have a question? [[Kristina Weis#Contact_Kristina|Contact me]].</small> | | ShortBio = Kristina is a community manager for [[AboutUs.org]]. She talks with a lot of website owners who are trying to promote their business online. <small>Have a question? [[Kristina Weis#Contact_Kristina|Contact me]].</small> | ||
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Latest revision as of 12:52, 7 November 2013
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A picture may be worth a thousand words, but an image on your website won't be worth anything to search engines or a vision-impaired person if it doesn't have alt text.
Note: This article has been moved to our new blog at www.AboutUs.com/alt-text-helps-people-and-search-engines/.