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TIL that you can set alt text in comment/post images (dubvee.org)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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The formatting docs don't really elaborate this, but any text inside the [ ] part of an image markup will be used as alt text when it renders the image.

![A red rose in a glass vase](/images/rose.jpg)

So, when posting images, be a friend to those using assistive technologies and add descriptive alt text.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Great to know, thanks!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Let me try

cat

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Yep, worked. Alt text says "cat".