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Screenshot of Mastodon publishing interface with an image added to an otherwise empty post. Overlayed on the image preview is a Delete and an Edit button. There is also an informational overlay that reads “No description added”. The image preview itself shows a screenshot of a Mastodon post by gastarbajterica@dju.social: “@aral Thanks! How can you add ALT text on Mastodo…[image is truncated]”

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Screenshot of Mastodon publishing interface with an image added to an otherwise empty post. Overlayed on the image preview is a Delete and an Edit button. There is also an informational overlay that reads “No description added”. The image preview itself shows a screenshot of a Mastodon post by gastarbajterica@dju.social: “@aral Thanks! How can you add ALT text on Mastodo…[image is truncated]”
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Aral Balkan (aral@mastodon.ar.al)'s status on Monday, 13-Feb-2023 19:34:30 JST Aral Balkan
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Here’s how you add alternative text (“alt text”) to your images on Mastodon so people who use screen readers can also take part.
1. Add an image to your post.
2. Press the Edit button.
3. Add your alt text.
#mastodon #fediTips #altText #alternativeText #accessibility #a11y

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