Why is alt text important?

[pihu147741]

Hello friends,


I want to know that Why is alt text important?

[neelseowork]

Applying an alt attribute on an image helps Google understand what an image is about to serve it in image results. Additionally, alt text is important to provide contextual relevance about the page where the image resides.

[John-Smith]

Alt text is important to provide contextual relevance about the page where the image resides. When you use an optimized alt attribute with a target keyword, it gives your page a relevance boost. The content of the alt text is a helpful signal for search engines to understand what your page is all about.

[ritesh3592]

Applying an alt attribute on an image helps Google understand what an image is about to serve it in image results.When you use an optimized alt attribute with a target keyword, it gives your page a boost because the alt text is a helpful relevance signal for search engine

[sophiawils59]

In simple words, ALt texts on images allows Google Bots to know the keywords of the image to rank in the search engine. Whenever, someone searches for Google Images with your ALT text keyword then it would pop in the images search. It will also link to that article directly on your blog.

[RH-Calvin]

Alt text is important to define images on a webpages for search engine crawling and ranking.

[kyotobaths]

Alt text is important to provide contextual relevance about the page where the image resides. The content of the alt text is a helpful signal for search engines to understand what your page is all about.

[PrimeItSolution]

The purpose of alt attributes is to provide a description of the contents of an image file. One of the most cited uses of alt attributes is to provide text for visitors who can't see images in their browsers

[nikki shah]

Alt text is important to provide contextual relevance about the page where the image resides. When you use an optimized alt attribute with a target keyword, it gives your page a relevance boost. The content of the alt text is a helpful signal for search engines to understand what your page is all about.

[davidweb09]

For Image Optimization of our website, we have to use ALT text in images. http://www.video-bookmark.com/user/davidweb09/

[brisbanecar]

Alt text is also known as alternative text or alt attributes are used within HTML code to describe the appearance and function of an image on a page or website.

[Nas]

Alt text is important to provide contextual relevance about the page where the image resides. When you use an optimized alt attribute with a target keyword, it gives your page a relevance boost. The content of the alt text is a helpful signal for search engines to understand what your page is all about.

I agree with @nikki!!

[manojchahar]

Alt text is a tenet of accessible web design. Its original (and still primary) purpose is to describe images to visitors who are unable to see them. This includes screen readers and browsers that block images, but it also includes users who are sight-impaired or otherwise unable to visually identify an image.

[brisbanecar]

Alt attributes, commonly referred to as alt text, are an essential element for an effective online presence. Alt text is important to provide contextual relevance about the page where the image resides.