alt
The alt element provides alternate text for an image. It is equivalent to the alt attribute on the image element; since the alt attribute is deprecated, use the alt element instead. The alt element can be more easily edited or translated than the alt attribute.
Content models
See appendix for information about this element in OASIS document type shells.
Inheritance
- topic/alt
Example 55. Example
The markup for alternate text within an image looks like this:
<image href="tip-ing.jpg">
<alt>Here's a Tip!</alt>
</image>
Attributes
The following attributes are available on this element:
Universal attribute group and
outputclass.
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