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Image alt text: writing it right for SEO and accessibility

20.09.2026
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Alt text is a text description for an image. Three purposes: SEO (Google understands the image and shows it in Google Images), accessibility (screen readers for blind users), and fallback when the image fails to load.

Implementation

<img src=\"...\" alt=\"description\">

Rules

1. Be specific. \"Image\" is bad. 2. Up to 125 characters. 3. Keyword naturally, no stuffing.

Empty alt

For decorative images: alt=\"\". Screen readers skip them.

Product images

Formula: brand + product + variants. \"Apple iPhone 15 Pro 256GB Titanium black\".

Infographics and tables

Alt + text description in the page content โ€” too much data otherwise.

Logo

\"Sayt.uz logo\" or \"Sayt.uz home\" if it's a link.

SEO benefit

Google Images indexes via alt. 10-30% of traffic possible.

File name

Not \"DSC_001.jpg\" but \"wordpress-hosting-comparison-2026.jpg\".

Schema image

Article/Product Schema image field. High quality (1200px+).

Lazy loading

loading=\"lazy\" preserves alt.

Accessibility

Screen readers (JAWS, NVDA, VoiceOver) use alt. WCAG requires it.

Mistakes

Keyword stuffing. The same alt on different images.

Sayt.uz

Every image has a unique alt. Product format. 500-1500 visits/month from Google Images.

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