Drew@sopuli.xyz to Microblog Memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoIn a similar vein, alt-text your image posts here!sopuli.xyzimagemessage-square49fedilinkarrow-up1117arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up1116arrow-down1imageIn a similar vein, alt-text your image posts here!sopuli.xyzDrew@sopuli.xyz to Microblog Memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square49fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareunalivejoy@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 months agoFYI alt text only applies when the image fails to load. You can get hover text by adding quoted text after the url.  Preview
minus-squareSomething Burger 🍔@jlai.lulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 months agoAlt text is read by screen readers even if the image loads.
minus-squareFeathercrown@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoNeat. For me on mobile, the hover text takes precedence but they both work.
minus-squarebob_lemon@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoVoyager doesn’t seem to use the hover text at all. I think it should though, might make a post about it in their community.
minus-squarertxn@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoMarkdown features are extremely fragmented. Hover text might be a non-standard feature that not all markdown renderers can handle (or even a standard feature that’s omitted in some renderers).
FYI alt text only applies when the image fails to load. You can get hover text by adding quoted text after the url.
Preview
Alt text is read by screen readers even if the image loads.
Neat. For me on mobile, the hover text takes precedence but they both work.
Voyager doesn’t seem to use the hover text at all. I think it should though, might make a post about it in their community.
Markdown features are extremely fragmented. Hover text might be a non-standard feature that not all markdown renderers can handle (or even a standard feature that’s omitted in some renderers).