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HTML HTML Basics Images, Text and Links Captioning Images

Posted by Borian Moldfach
Borian Moldfach
175 Points

Hello. Could it be that you meant to say at 2:21 the figcaption is closely related to the title attribute, instead alt?

The title of the question says it all. I mean the alt also seems to be related, however I think it does not make sense to put a caption for what you see literally in the picture.

1 Answer

Peter Vann
Peter Vann
36,427 Points
Peter Vann
Peter Vann
36,427 Points

Hi Borian!

Title, Alt, and Captions all have their place.

A caption, which is usually the text under the image can offer an explanation (additional information) to enhance the image.

Some examples:

"The Sundial Bridge at Turtle Bay in Redding, CA"

"Photo by Borian Moldfach"

"The Leukemia Lymphoma Society Fundraiser"

"A Private Food and Wine Event at ​The Oakmont Country Club in Glendale, CA"

BTW, providing verbose and accurately descriptive titles, alts, and captions all help SEO.

More info:

https://usabilitygeek.com/website-image-usability-and-seo-best-practices/

https://contentmarketinginstitute.com/2019/03/optimize-images-seo/

https://www.wordstream.com/blog/ws/2019/05/08/image-seo (see point #5)

I hope that helps.

Stay safe and happy coding!