Using Alt Text on Instagram allows you to create a greater description of your photos when you upload them.
Alt text also allows screen readers to better describe images to users who have a visual impairment.
In this post we’ll show you how to add it to your Instagram photos and make your photos accessible to a much larger audience than ever before.
What is Alt Text?
Alt-text is a term that is used online to describe images, usually on websites. More recently, it is being used with images that are being uploaded to social media platforms.
Alt-text is a way to describe images when they fail to load. If you hover your cursor over the image will display the text if it was added when the image was uploaded.
It can be added to a photo when you upload it or you can edit the details another time.
Here’s How to Add Alt Text
You’re now ready to add Alt Text to all your Instagram photos.
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