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alt text

alt text noun: a text caption, associated with an image or other element, that is rendered if the usual content cannot be rendered.

Noun

alt text (countable and uncountable, plural alt texts)

  1. (Internet) A text caption, associated with an image or other element, that is rendered if the usual content cannot be rendered.
    • Screenreaders for the blind read out the alt text when they encounter an image on a Web page.

Forms of alt text

pluralalt texts

Origin of alt text

Short for alternative text. It is represented in HTML by the alt attribute.

Questions about alt text

What does alt text mean?
Alt text means a text caption, associated with an image or other element, that is rendered if the usual content cannot be rendered.
What part of speech is alt text?
Alt text is a noun.
What is the plural of alt text?
The plural of alt text is alt texts.

Words near alt text in the dictionary

  1. alt left
  2. alt lit
  3. alt right
  4. alt rock
  5. Alt St. Johann
  6. alt text
  7. alt texts
  8. alt-
  9. Alt-A
  10. alt-azimuth
  11. alt-azimuths

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