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Image Alt Text Checker

Find every image missing an alt attribute, and tell decorative from broken.

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What this checks

Alt text is a legal accessibility requirement in many contexts and a real SEO signal for image search. The distinction this tool makes, which many do not, is between an empty alt (correct for decorative images) and a missing alt attribute (always wrong).

  • Total images on the page
  • Images with no alt attribute at all
  • Images with a deliberately empty alt
  • Source path of each problem image

How to act on the result

  • Describe what the image shows, not what keyword you want to rank for.
  • Decorative images should have alt="" so screen readers skip them.
  • Images inside links need alt text, because it acts as the link text.

Frequently asked

What is the difference between empty alt and missing alt?

alt="" tells a screen reader the image is decorative and to skip it, which is correct behaviour. A missing attribute leaves the reader announcing a filename or nothing at all. This tool counts them separately.

How long should alt text be?

Long enough to convey what matters, usually under 125 characters. If the image needs a paragraph, put that paragraph on the page.

Should I put keywords in alt text?

Only where they genuinely describe the image. Stuffing alt text is an old spam tactic and it degrades the experience for the people the attribute exists to serve.

Do images in CSS backgrounds need alt text?

They cannot have it. That is one reason meaningful images belong in an img tag rather than a CSS background.

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