Originally posted on www.a11ywithlindsey.com. In that post I've included videos with how it sounds to screen readers, but because they aren't hoste...
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Adding alt text to gifs, I will keep that in mind, thanks
It's a really fun way to get creative too! I usually describe why I am using the gif!
Thanks for the GIF one as I tend to use a lot of GIFs but don't know what to type as alt text. And the last one was new. Does it mean I have to write #HASHTAG like this?
No it’s more like if you have a hashtag that’s a phrase, capitalize the first letter of the word of the phrase
like #LoveYouTwitter ?
Ohh sorry I just skimmed fast. Should've read it :)
That's what it sounds like in my head.
I have no idea what it's supposed to mean, either. Does it mean the person strongly agrees with, is sarcastically slow-clapping or is just being cutesy? I haven't the foggiest.
When I see someone say "I ❤️ :unidentified mammal: :100!: 🔥" I assume they're talking about a sportsball team, but even if I was familiar with the mascots for different locations, I'm going to struggle to work out whether you're talking about a beaver or an otter at the tiny pictogram sizes we're sharing. And it'll be different on different people's devices.
If I see more than the occasional smiley in someone's tweet, post, comment, whatever, I generally just skip the whole thing, and I bet I'm not the only one.
Hey Lindsey! Thanks for sharing these excellent tips - I'm hopeful that we'll see more people start to understand the importance. I admit that while I do have alternative text enabled, I am not very good at adding it - I've seen more people starting to do the alt thing with GIFs, too. Great advice here!
"Today's tea" when read by assistive technology sounds like some form of strange rap... I guess someone could make a song out of it... Nevertheless, I agree that it is best to avoid it.
Friend! This is so awesome!
This is a really great article! I guess it depends on your target group. Some followers are expecting the newest and most trendy combination of emojis and symbols 🙃
I'm having a hard time picking a good theme color. My current one passes for night mode but falls a little short on normal mode. Do you optimize for one over the other?