Example 2: Internet Accessibility Office

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These words and phrases are great candidates for your image's alt text. As long as the image meets the needs of Internet users, of course.

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Examples of Alternative Texts
Let’s look at three examples of alt text that follow best practices.

Example 1: NASA
This blog post is about a photo taken by the Hubble Space Telescope. NASA provides very descriptive alt text so that users with visual impairments can understand the content of the photo.

Spiral galaxy with a bright core
Alternative text: Spiral galaxy with a bright core, faintly glowing spiral arms. Below, threads of bright blue spots extend down like tentacles. The galaxy is brushed by a second faint galaxy on the left.

The Bureau of Internet Accessibility's home page jamaica phone data features logos of brands it has worked with.

Logos of brands that the Bureau of Internet Accessibility has worked with
When users don't have access to these images (for example, if there's a loading problem), alt tags provide a text alternative.

Broken image icons accompany various brand names, such as Chipotle and Godiva.
Example 3: The HuffPost
In this article, HuffPost uses an alt attribute and image caption to give readers and search engines the information they need.

Huffingtonpost, example of alt text and image caption
Alt text: Spotify removes podcast episodes after user pressure
Image caption: Spotify subscription prices to increase for the first time in France
You'll notice that the alt text works as a substitute for the image. While the caption provides additional information : the unpublished consequence.