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#Write text on image full#

Let’s assume that this image is featured on two websites: the “JMU Special Collections” homepage and in an article titled “ The Use of Protective Equipment in Document Archives.” In the former case, the image description “Two women read a large, old book propped up on wedges,” would likely suffice. Contextual Good alt-text changes based on the context in which an image is presented.

Adding this content makes the alt-text more complete: “Two women read a large, old book propped up on wedges.” “Two women read a book” does not indicate that the two women are looking at an unusually large and likely important book that is handled with care and propped up on wedges. Complete Good alt-text describes important visual information as completely as possible.

#Write text on image full#

For more complicated images such as charts and diagrams, consider using extended alt-text methods such as linking to a separate page with the full image description or typing the full description directly after the image. A step in the right direction would be to delete these components, leaving us with: “Two women read a book” Note that that some would omit gender and use the word "people" instead of "women." Also note that alt-text applied to online images must never be longer than 100 characters. Further, adding such descriptors further delays the user from receiving the most important information: that the two women are reading a book. In our original alt-text example, descriptors about what the two women are wearing or about their hair colors do not add any significant understanding to the meaning behind the image.

Concise Generally, an image description or alternative text uses concise language and does not describe visual elements that are not important to the overall understanding of the image.

Let’s begin with the following image and use the 3C's to consider whether its associated alt-text is effective.ĭraft Alt-Text: “Two women, one with long brown hair wearing a blazer, and the other with long brunette hair wearing a blue scarf, read a book” The three C’s of image description: There are many ways to write an image description/alternative text, but at ODS, we encourage you to aim for these three goals: be complete, be concise, and consider context. Writing an image description can be daunting if you have never done it before.