alt:
The alt attribute provides a short description of the element content or object. It is used to make multimedia elements more accessible.
This attribute is not part of HTML 5, but you can still use it to make your embedded content more accessible.
Used with Elements:
Content:
A short text description of the contents of the tag.
Default:
Not required
Deprecated:
HTML 4 / XHTML 1: Yes
HTML 5: Not part of the standard
HTML 5: Not part of the standard
DTD:
HTML 4.01 Loose
XHTML 1.0 Loose
XHTML 1.0 Loose
Other Alt Elements:
The alt attribute is used by many different tags, and has different rules for them. The below list includes the different uses of the alt HTML attribute.
