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Alt texts on Friendica?

When I joined Fedi, first Masto and then Pixelfed, I've learned about the beauty of Alt texts. I'm not that good with them, and sometimes I use AI to help me with getting a decent enough text. But when I add an image here, I can't see where I can add the Alt text/image description.

I've been trying to just add it to the post, as Friendica offers a ton of space for text. But if friends that use screen readers would see my posts, is there a way to really add an Alt text to my images? Or should I just write it in the post, as I've been doing?

Thanks in advance for your help! 🌹

#AltText #DareToAsk #Friendica

in reply to π“‚€ Cynni πŸ’œ

You put the Alt text in between the [img]...[/img] BBcode:

Also, any text you add to the "Caption" field when editing an image in your photo album will automatically become the Alt text for it.

in reply to Kristi H.

Thanks so much for letting me know! 😁 I was wondering how to do it and I'm not too familiar with http bits, so I've learned something today. 😊 Thanks! 🌹
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