{"id":190327,"date":"2021-02-25T10:30:56","date_gmt":"2021-02-25T07:30:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/how-to-add-alt-text-to-images-on-twitter\/"},"modified":"2021-02-25T10:30:56","modified_gmt":"2021-02-25T07:30:56","slug":"how-to-add-alt-text-to-images-on-twitter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-add-alt-text-to-images-on-twitter\/","title":{"rendered":"#How to Add Alt Text to Images on Twitter"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a28c0e8bfc6f\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a28c0e8bfc6f\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-add-alt-text-to-images-on-twitter\/#How_to_Add_Alt_Text_Using_the_Mobile_Twitter_App\" >How to Add Alt Text Using the Mobile Twitter App<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-add-alt-text-to-images-on-twitter\/#How_to_Add_Alt_Text_Using_the_Desktop_Twitter_Site\" >How to Add Alt Text Using the Desktop Twitter Site<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><strong>&#8220;#How to Add Alt Text to Images on <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<div>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-709264\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/twitter_ios_icon_2.jpg\" alt=\"Twitter iOS Icon Logo\" width=\"650\" height=\"300\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Alt Text, or Alternative Text,\u00a0is an important way to make the web more accessible to people with visual impairments. With Twitter, you can ensure that a wider audience can understand your tweets by adding alt-tags to your images when you upload them. Here\u2019s how to do it.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Add_Alt_Text_Using_the_Mobile_Twitter_App\"><\/span>How to Add Alt Text Using the Mobile Twitter App<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you\u2019re running the Twitter <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a> on your iPhone, iPad, or Android device, adding alt text is easy. First, open the Twitter app on your device. Compose a new tweet and add an image to it. When you see the image preview, click the \u201c+ALT\u201d button in the lower-right corner of the image.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-710949\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/twitter_app_click_alt_button.jpg\" alt=\"In Twitter, tap the &quot;+ALT&quot; button to add an alt-text description to your image.\" width=\"650\" height=\"502\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>After that, Twitter will ask you if you want to add a description to your image. Click \u201cSure.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-710948\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/twitter_app_click_sure.jpg\" alt=\"Tap &quot;Sure.&quot;\" width=\"650\" height=\"502\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Next, type in the description you\u2019d like to add. Good alt text descriptions describe what is literally in the image so that people who might not be able to see the image can understand what people are saying about it and why it\u2019s being shared. When you\u2019re ready, tap \u201cDone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-710945\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/twitter_app_enter_alt_text.jpg\" alt=\"In the Twitter app, enter an al-text desciprtion, then tap &quot;Done.&quot;\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Your alt text has been registered. Next, tap \u201cTweet\u201d to tweet the image.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-710947\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/twitter_app_click_tweet-1.jpg\" alt=\"Tap &quot;Tweet&quot; to send the image.\" width=\"650\" height=\"216\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Your alt-text-enabled tweet has been shared with the world. Just repeat these steps every time you share an image, and you\u2019ll be making the online world a more accessible place.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Add_Alt_Text_Using_the_Desktop_Twitter_Site\"><\/span>How to Add Alt Text Using the Desktop Twitter Site<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Adding alternative text using the Twitter website is easy as well, but the procedure is slightly different than it is on mobile apps.<\/p>\n<p>First, visit <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\">Twitter.com<\/a> in your favorite browser. Next, begin composing a tweet as usual, then attach an image to your tweet as you usually would. Once you see the image preview, click \u201cAdd description,\u201d which is located just below the thumbnail.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-710957\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/twitter_desktop_click_add_description.jpg\" alt=\"On the Twitter website, click &quot;Add description&quot; below the image to add alt-text.\" width=\"650\" height=\"492\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>In the \u201cDescription\u201d box that appears, type in a good description of the image you just added to the tweet. Good alt text usually includes a concise literal description of what is in the image. After that, click \u201cSave\u201d in the upper-right corner.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-710959\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/twitter_desktop_enter_alt_text_save.jpg\" alt=\"On the Twitter website, enter an alt-text description below the image, then click &quot;Save.&quot;\" width=\"650\" height=\"504\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Your description has been saved, and you\u2019ll see it just below the image thumbnail. When you\u2019re ready, click \u201cTweet.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-710955\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/twitter_desktop_click_tweet.jpg\" alt=\"When you see the alt-text under the image, click &quot;Tweet&quot; to send the tweet.\" width=\"650\" height=\"435\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Your masterpiece has now been shared with the world, and anyone reading Twitter with a screen reader will no doubt appreciate that you took the time to add a short description of your image. 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