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1354 Introduction to HyperText Markup Language 4: Part 1 Appendix H
Attribute alt is provided for browsers that have images turned off or cannot view images
(e.g., text-based browsers). The value of the alt attribute will appear on-screen in place
of the image, giving the user an idea of what was in the image. The alt attribute is especially
important for making Web pages accessible to users with disabilities, as discussed in
Chapter 24, Accessibility.
Good Programming Practice H.9
Include a description of the purpose of every image, using the alt attribute in the img tag. H.9
Now that we have discussed placing images on your Web page, we will show you how
to transform images into anchors to provide links to other sites on the Internet (Fig. H.6).
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Fig. H.6 Using images as link anchors (part 1 of 2).