what is alt tag ?

**NehaSharma** · 14-06-17, 15:13

Tell me some thing about alt tag. what is alt tag ?

**RHCalvin** · 19-06-17, 08:54

Alt text (alternative text) is a word or phrase that can be inserted as an attribute in an HTML (Hypertext Markup Language) document to tell Web site viewers the nature or contents of an image. The alt text appears in a blank box that would normally contain the image.

**Jesica** · 03-07-17, 10:50

Originally Posted by RHCalvin

Alt text (alternative text) is a word or phrase that can be inserted as an attribute in an HTML (Hypertext Markup Language) document to tell Web site viewers the nature or contents of an image. The alt text appears in a blank box that would normally contain the image.

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**maheshseo** · 12-07-17, 11:33

alt tag is used as seo perspective for keyword stuffing
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**parkbogumm830** · 05-09-17, 14:51

alt is a HTML attribute of the image tag.

alt tag is the text that get displayed in the case if the image is not loaded or if it is missing. So that the website user can understand the content of the image.

**vickyciky** · 07-09-17, 13:05

An alt tag, also known as "alt attribute" and "alt description," is an HTML attribute applied to image tags to provide a text alternative for search engines. Applying images to alt tags such as product photos can positively impact an ecommerce store's search engine rankings.

**vickyciky** · 07-09-17, 13:05

An alt tag, also known as "alt attribute" and "alt description," is an HTML attribute applied to image tags to provide a text alternative for search engines.
Applying images to alt tags such as product photos can positively impact an ecommerce store's search engine rankings.

**anneroberts764@gmail.com** · 08-09-17, 13:10

The term "ALT tag" is a common shorthand term used to refer to the ALT attribute within in the IMG tag. Any time you use an image, be sure to include an ALT tag or ALT text within the IMG tag. Doing so will provide a clear text alternative of the image for screen reader users.

**chinmay.sahoo** · 12-09-17, 08:56

Alt Tag is the images Alternative Name Tag

**maheshseo** · 12-09-17, 13:38

alt means alternative tag for google crawler purpose

**peterlee1768** · 16-09-17, 08:13

ALT tag is using in Html code and it is alternative text which is mainly use in image tag. It is most important in SEO because when you target images then it is most important because a image is not target by only of its quality and size but it content relativity in term of content using alt tag.

**chinmay.sahoo** · 18-09-17, 14:19

Alt Tag is The Alternative name of Image ,some time text that get displayed in the case if the image is not loaded

**jeniferjain** · 25-09-17, 07:20

Alt tag refers to "alternative text"it is a common shorthand term used to refer to the ALT attribute in HTML document . The alt text appears in a blank box that would normally contain the image.

**mohini** · 09-10-17, 12:01

Actually google not read images so alt tag is for google to telling what about this image is... and that is name of image..... it is very important in seo use of keywords in alt tag is a better way....
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**Cargocloud** · 18-10-17, 09:40

The term "ALT tag" is a common shorthand term used to refer to the ALT attribute within in the IMG tag. Any time you use an image, be sure to include an ALT tag or ALT text within the IMG tag. Doing so will provide a clear text alternative of the image for screen reader users.

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**manju123** · 26-10-17, 09:27

Alt tag means images alternative name

**yellowsapphire** · 03-11-17, 06:55

Alt tag is html code, alt means alternative text, in website images we can give this alt tag sometimes the images are not loaded the text will display in the image place this purpose we give this alt tag.