Alt

Question

in html,in <img> why alt is required .
please explain in detail with proper example.

Answer 1

alt is for an alternate im... Nah, just use the search bar, it has been asked many times already.

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Answer 2

<img src="xyz.jpg" alt="Image not found">

Answer 3

no this is not required

Answer 4

alt stands for alternate.
let's take an example to understand alt working

<img src="xyz.jpg" alt="hello">

in the above code, image name is xyz.
In case image xyz does not exist or unable to load.
the text in alt attribute i.e" hello" will display in place of image