Definition of alternate text in English English dictionary
When you are creating a webpage, you have the option of specifying alternate text for every image you include on your page This is so that for the people that set their browser so that it won't load any images when it retrieves a web page This means they don't have to wait for images to download Also, blind people who are using the web cannot see the images, but their screen reader will pick up and read the alternate text to them so that they know what the picture is of The alternate text will be read by text-to-speech converters, and, in the latest browsers, the title will appear as a tooltip when you hover over the image
Alternative text description of an image for users who disable image downloading in their browser Also appears as a pop-up text message when a user moves their mouse over an image
Text that appears while a banner is loading or when a cursor moves over a banner
A word or phrase that is displayed when a user has image loading disabled in their Browser or when a user abandons a page by hitting "stop" in their Browser prior to the transfer of all images