Microsoft Edge secondary menu indicating the Inspect option

Day 44: Check the alt text of a web image

Since the alt text is read by a screen reader, we don't see it just looking at a web page. How can you check if an image has alt text if you can't see it?  Good news-- all web browsers have an option to inspect the image.

Check the alt text of an image on a web page:

  1. Right-select the image
  2. Select the Inspect option
  3. Locate the code that begins with alt="
  4. The text in the quotes is the description of the image

For example, if you inspect the image below, you should see the code alt= with the description "A group of women of all ages collaborating at a work table."

A group of women of all ages collaborating at a work table

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