Talk:Wikipedia Pages Wanting Photos 2024

Alt for images with caption

Dear Pigsonthewing,

I think you overtake `alt` attribute use. Since the image has a caption,

• `alt` may be empty, to avoid repeating what the caption says.
• `alt` may clarify a supplementary meaning of the picture, e.g. “Children are interested in nature.”.

Refs:

• User explanation of differences between caption and alt.
• HTML spec
• Accessibility spec

-- Pols12 (talk) 20:59, 3 July 2024 (UTC)

By all means make further improvements, or consult with the users of alt content and assistive software. I do not find "Children are interested in nature" to be a representation of what the image depicts. It is also not true for all children. An empty value would not be a useful example in a guideline such as this. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 15:49, 4 July 2024 (UTC)