I want to know what the difference is between alt=” and name=”
Would it be better to put the filename within the alt tag, or the description of the photo?
What makes better sense, both from SEO and validation stand-point?
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I want to know what the difference is between alt=” and name=”
Would it be better to put the filename within the alt tag, or the description of the photo?
What makes better sense, both from SEO and validation stand-point?
nameattribute exists only to provide a name to refer to in JavaScript.altattribute provides an alternate description for search engines, blind people, when the image could not be loaded, etc.titleattribute provides a description which will be shown when the user hovers over the image with his mouse – some (but not all) browsers will use thealtattribute for this purpose when there is notitle