Good Alt, Bad Alt

Sharing the best and worst of alt text on Twitter. Curated by @matteason.

Profile pic alt: alt text label with halo and demon tail on red background

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That's more like it, thanks @Gatwick_Airport! https://t.co/AvFIDrW5s0

[London Gatwick LGW @Gatwick_Airport]

Our sensory room in North Terminal offers a space for passengers with autism, dementia, cognitive impairment or other special needs to feel at ease before their flight.

It's wheelchair accessible and free to use, book in advance to guarantee your space 👉 https://t.co/qGsb4gNFKM

[Good Alt, Bad Alt @GoodAltBadAlt]

#BadAlt - don't hide extra information in the #AltText, just describe the image. Adding extra info means screen reader users don't know what the image actually shows and makes the information less accessible to people who don't use screen readers. Put extra info in a thread.

[London Gatwick LGW @Gatwick_Airport]

Our sensory room in North Terminal offers a space for passengers with autism, dementia, cognitive impairment or other special needs to feel at ease before their flight.

It's wheelchair accessible and free to use, book in advance to guarantee your space 👉 https://t.co/NUFbB2vz62

[Good Alt, Bad Alt @GoodAltBadAlt]

#BetterAlt an adult and child press colourful buttons under a lightbox made up of colourful squares

[Good Alt, Bad Alt @GoodAltBadAlt]

Accessible version in quoted tweet https://t.co/z0WWjl0b5o

[Alt Text Utilities #SaveA11yBots @AltTextUtil]

@USGovAltBot Extracted text in image descriptions

[Good Alt, Bad Alt @GoodAltBadAlt]

#BadAlt. Don't just say it's a statement, include the full text of the statement. If it's too long for alt text, link to an accessible version in the body of the tweet.

[Governor Josh Stein @NC_Governor]

Gov. Cooper Statement on Medicaid Expansion:

[Good Alt, Bad Alt @GoodAltBadAlt]

#GoodAlt: Gatorade Gatorade Gatorade Gatorade

[Baltimore Orioles @Orioles]

Ain't the Gatorade cold?

[Good Alt, Bad Alt @GoodAltBadAlt]

"a small, brown, furry dachshund puppy is walking with purpose on a trail in the woods. he's making direct eye contact with you, and the tips of his ears are flipped up in motion. one of his front paws is raised mid-step because he literally doesn't have time to stop"

[Good Alt, Bad Alt @GoodAltBadAlt]

#GoodAlt: I would follow you anywhere, Benji

[WeRateDogs @dog_rates]

This is Benji. He has no time to explain but he needs you to follow him. 12/10 would drop everything immediately

[Good Alt, Bad Alt @GoodAltBadAlt]

#BetterAlt: The alt text on the original image, with the following added to the end: "Strong agenda planning and meeting management by the chair ensures focus is on the right areas"

[Good Alt, Bad Alt @GoodAltBadAlt]

#BadAlt that was so nearly #GoodAlt but cuts off in the middle of a word for some reason? They were nowhere near the 1000-character limit

[National Audit Office @NAOorguk]

An Audit and Risk Assurance Committee needs to be well resourced and have regular input from others such as the Heads of Internal and External Audit.

Read our new ARAC effectiveness tool for more tips: https://t.co/ememMuaKa5

[Good Alt, Bad Alt @GoodAltBadAlt]

#BetterAlt: "Laura Robson, a white female tennis player with brown hair in blue kit opening a bottle of water"

[Good Alt, Bad Alt @GoodAltBadAlt]

#BadAlt: "Picture: Getty Images for LTA"

Alt text isn't for photo credits

[Metro Sport @Metro_Sport]

🗣 'It feels weird to say out loud, but I’m done, I’m retired.'

'I’ve sort of known that for a while because of what I was told by the doctors last year, but I think it just took me so long to say it to myself, which is why it took me so long to say it officially.’

[Good Alt, Bad Alt @GoodAltBadAlt]

#GoodAlt: @PDXEWOKS couldn't fit the full alt text because of the 1000 character limit, so they put it in the thread and signposted it from the original tweet and in the alt text

[The Portland EWOKS @PDXEWOKS]

Our comrades @FeedBabesBloc have put together this handy reference for safe use and storage of baby formula. Support their work by donating on Cashapp or Venmo: @/$feedingbabesbloc

Image text will be included in 🧵 tweets below due to the alt text character limit. ~mm

[Good Alt, Bad Alt @GoodAltBadAlt]

"Three depictions of fashion designer Calvin Klein: 1 a head shot labelled Calvin Klein. 2 Same head shot at an angle labelled Calv Incline. 3 Simple line drawing of same head shot labelled Calv Ink Line.

God this is laboured. Sorry if you had to read all this."

[Good Alt, Bad Alt @GoodAltBadAlt]

#GoodAlt: @MooseAllain does a great job making his cartoons accessible

[Moose Allain Ꙭ @MooseAllain]

Calvin Klein

[Good Alt, Bad Alt @GoodAltBadAlt]

#BetterAlt: Statistical publications: 11 May 2022

- Attendance of pupils in maintained schools: 6 September 2021 to 6 May 2022

- NHS beds, admissions and hospitalisations during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic: 10 May 2022

Statistics Wales logo

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#BadAlt - literally a pair of quote marks: ""

[Statistics for Wales @StatisticsWales]

To see all of our statistics published today please visit:
https://t.co/giaO24Ih6T