chiawase
chiawase

Random alt-text-related question: is the “alt text is usually less than 100 characters” statement still true to this day? I know and have seen others who have written stuff way longer than that, and even I find myself going over especially when I need to provide context.

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miguelmanalo
miguelmanalo

@chiawase oh I've never heard that. I just describe until I feel like it makes sense

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pratik
pratik

@chiawase I’ve been typing way more than that. I think as long as you offer enough context to describe the photo.

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chiawase
chiawase

@pratik yeah, agree 😆 I get weirded out with alt text fields that kinda limit the number of characters because sometimes the image asks for more than the limit they set (e.g. LinkedIn) 😅

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pratik
pratik

@chiawase Ah! I wasn’t aware of any limit in Linkedin but then I never post any photos there 😁

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