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Created page with " === General Guidelines === * '''All images need an alt attribute (alt =''' '''" ")''' ** What goes inside the alt attribute, between the quotation marks (" "), is what varies case by case. * '''Only images as content need alternative text''' ** Don’t provide alternative text for a decorative image such as a line or a flourish. ** Leave the alt text markup null (empty) for decorative images * '''Be succinct''' ** Typically no more than a few words should be used and..."

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=== General Guidelines ===

* '''All images need an alt attribute (alt =''' '''" ")'''
** What goes inside the alt attribute, between the quotation marks (" "), is what varies case by case.
* '''Only images as content need alternative text'''
** Don’t provide alternative text for a decorative image such as a line or a flourish.
** Leave the alt text markup null (empty) for decorative images
* '''Be succinct'''
** Typically no more than a few words should be used and try to use 100 characters at most.
** If a few words won’t do, then resort to the guidelines for Complex Images.
* '''Be accurate and equivalent'''
** Provide a description of the image in order to present the content.
** Evaluate what the person choosing the image was trying to achieve by sharing it.
** Include text that is part of the image
* '''Do not be redundant''':
** Don't provide the same information as text that is surrounding the image.
** Never start with “Image of…”, “Photo of…” or “Logo of"
** If the fact that an image is an illustration or a photograph, as in the case of talking about the work of an artist, then it may be useful to include that fact in the alternative text.

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