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alt text · alt texts
A text caption, associated with an image or other element, that is rendered if the…A text caption, associated with an image or other element, that is rendered if the usual content cannot be rendered.
Meaning
1 senses(Internet, countable, uncountable)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.
Origin
Short for alternative text. It is represented in HTML by the alt attribute.Short for alternative text. It is represented in HTML by the alt attribute.
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Forms
plural: alt textsWord family
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable