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-====== Add Image Alt Text ======+{{tag>faq post share featured}} 
 +====== How to add image alt text to images ======
 Alt text helps people who may not be able to see an image for various reasons by providing a textual description which accompanies the image. A significant guide to alt text, why it is important, and how to achieve good alt text is here: https://webaim.org/techniques/alttext/ Alt text helps people who may not be able to see an image for various reasons by providing a textual description which accompanies the image. A significant guide to alt text, why it is important, and how to achieve good alt text is here: https://webaim.org/techniques/alttext/
  
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   - Click ''Apply'' and that’s it! You can then publish your toot normally.   - Click ''Apply'' and that’s it! You can then publish your toot normally.
  
-FIXME similar functionality is available on the mobile web app and the Mastodon app 
  
 +====Mobile Web App====
 +  - Once the image is uploaded you can either tap ''edit'' or ''No description added''
 +  - Enter your description
 +  - Tap ''Apply'' (you will note the ''No description added'' text disappears)
 +
 +====Mastodon Android App====
 +  - Once an image is uploaded, tap ''Add image description''
 +  - Tap ''Save'', then  publish as normal.
 +
 +
 +====Tusky Android App====
 +  - Once you have uploaded the image, press and hold it for a few seconds.
 +  - Let go and choose ''Set Caption'' from the menu
 +  - Once captioned, select ''OK'' and publish your toot.
 ===== How to avoid forgetting to add alt text ====== ===== How to avoid forgetting to add alt text ======
 ==== Confirmation Dialog ==== ==== Confirmation Dialog ====
 {{ :faq:post_share:warn-lacking-media-descriptions.png?direct&400|Screenshot of the Mastodon web client showing Compose box options dialog. The "Show confirmation dialog before sending toots lacking media descriptions" option is checked and highlighted.}} {{ :faq:post_share:warn-lacking-media-descriptions.png?direct&400|Screenshot of the Mastodon web client showing Compose box options dialog. The "Show confirmation dialog before sending toots lacking media descriptions" option is checked and highlighted.}}
-On the desktop web client:+On the web client (desktop/mobile):
   - On the main page, click ''App Settings'' in the menu   - On the main page, click ''App Settings'' in the menu
   - Under ''Compose box'', enable ''Show confirmation dialog before sending toots lacking media descriptions''   - Under ''Compose box'', enable ''Show confirmation dialog before sending toots lacking media descriptions''
 +While this functionality is available in the web client (regardless of accessing via a mobile browser or desktop), it is unlikely to be present in your mobile App. As of writing it is not available in Tusky or the official Mastodon App for Android.
  
-FIXME is this available on mobile? 
  
 ==== Reminder Bot ==== ==== Reminder Bot ====
 You can follow [[https://infosec.exchange/@PleaseCaption@botsin.space|@PleaseCaption@botsin.space]] to remind you to add alt-text in case you forget. You can follow [[https://infosec.exchange/@PleaseCaption@botsin.space|@PleaseCaption@botsin.space]] to remind you to add alt-text in case you forget.