Not sure about recommended length, but there is the LONG DESC tag for longer descriptions of images.
Personally, I feel alt text should be short and only contain bare essentials. On Wed, 15 Dec 2004 11:51:08 +1100, Anura Samara <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Is there a recommend length for ALT attributes? Or different > implementations of ALT attributes between browsers that affect the > length? > > In response to some accessibility testing, I am working on modifying > some ALT attributes on images used in our online annual report, and as > you can imagine some of them are a bit long - the longest I have at > the moment is 53 words/280 characters. > > And in case anyone is wondering, yes, we do have long text > descriptions for each image - the text I have for the ALT attribute is > essentially the modified first sentence from the long description. > > Thanks for any pointers, > > Anura > ****************************************************** > The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ > > See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm > for some hints on posting to the list & getting help > ****************************************************** > > -- Website Designer/Developer www.nataliebuxton.com ****************************************************** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list & getting help ******************************************************
