Ch.7 Creating, Editing and Re-using Digital Content Accessibility
Question
What should alt text do?
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Answer
Convey the meaning or function of an image for someone who cannot see it.
Decorative images can have empty alt text. Informative charts need the point, not every pixel.
JRC DigComp / EPSOHQ Digital Skills DB
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Alt text: meaning, not description
Alt text must convey the image's meaning or function for someone who cannot see it; decorative images need empty alt text (alt=""), not a description.
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