In his accessibility book, Joe Clark suggests a maximum of 255 characters is a good guideline. After that, simplify your image or create a longdesc.
On Wed, 15 Dec 2004 12:51:32 +1100, Natalie Buxton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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 > ****************************************************** > > ****************************************************** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list & getting help ******************************************************
