For example, the following image has the alt text "University of Colorado Boulder logo". Alt text is a “behind-the-scenes” description of an image. It’s not typically visible in a document or webpage; ...

(ALTernate text) On a Web page, a text description that can be added to the HTML tag that displays an image. The ALT text is displayed by the browser when the cursor is moved over the picture.

This guidance is meant to be a starting point to create a deeper understanding of the implications alt text can have when people are the subject of an image. As you read, it is important to note that ...