i swing so rapidly between trying to be a cool neighbor and fighting every urge to be a menace. for the amount of door slamming and wall banging that's happened for the past hour (and goes like all day) i feel like it's reasonable for me to be upset, but i feel like i sound overdramatic.
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Alt Text Tips, part two of two. November 2024.
The following are things to avoid in alt text.
Emojis, URLs, Formatted Text, and Excessive Hashtags. Keep your text plain; screen readers cannot read fancy fonts. No emojis; screen readers read out each emoji individually. Keep links in the post body. If you must include a URL, keep it short and condensed. Keep hashtags to a minimum (2 -3), add them after the image description.
Improper Use of Alt Text. The purpose of the alt text is to describe the image. It should not be used exclusively for signing your name, website, hashtags, or text that is completely unrelated to the image itself.
The Hyper-Specifics. Not every detail needs to be included. Keep descriptions short and essential and use descriptive words to bolster it.
for example, this: “image is a digitally drawn art piece made in Photoshop in 2024 of a 5' 9” male grey wolf original character belonging to [insert person name]. He is making an angry conflicted expression at the viewer with scrunched eyebrows. He is wearing a black sweater with a slightly lighter grey neckline, with a hoodie on top that is black, purple, and blue. The sleeves are purple with blue cyber patterns running up the sides only and blocky geometric symbols on the outside. They also have patches of a galaxy patterned triangle, a planet with moons orbiting it, a comet, a smiling sun, a satellite, and a solar system.”
could be written instead as: “image is a digital drawing of a moody anthropomorphic wolf wearing a dark techwear-style hoodie over a black sweater. his hoodie’s sleeves feature bold futuristic blue and purple graphics and cosmic-themed patches.”
If you want to convey that the piece features a character belonging to someone else, such as a commission, you can write “image is a drawing of the client’s character” while keeping the client’s name / link in the post body.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:4wlkcsqs2qwbiwodvxkssfw4/bafkreihwzvchll4gtxa7t2bwrpjcheyhygmbkdvsoi3aeq6qc4sdt3f4wy)
