<alt>

The <alt> element provides alternate text for an image. It is equivalent to the @alt attribute on the <image> element; since the @alt attribute is deprecated, use the <alt> element instead. The <alt> element can be more easily edited or translated than the @alt attribute.

Content models

See appendix for information about this element in OASIS document type shells.

Inheritance

- topic/alt

Example

This section is non-normative.

The markup for alternate text within an image looks like this:

<image href="tip-ing.jpg">
  <alt>Here's a Tip!</alt>
</image>

Content model

(Text | <data> | <data-about> | <foreign> | <unknown> | <keyword> | <term> | <text> | <draft-comment> | <required-cleanup> | <ph>)*

Contained by

<hazardsymbol>, <image>

Zero or more of the following
  • Text
  • <data>
  • <data-about>
  • <draft-comment>
  • <foreign>
  • <keyword>
  • <ph>
  • <required-cleanup>
  • <term>
  • <text>
  • <unknown>

Contained by

  • <hazardsymbol>
  • <image>

Inheritance

- topic/alt

The <alt> element is a base element type. It is defined in the topic module.

Attributes

The following attributes are available on this element: Universal attribute group and outputclass.