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  • +1 for the last sentence - if you don't have meaningful short description of the image, better leave it blank. Commented Aug 19, 2012 at 10:17
  • Unfortunately on these sites the alt-text might not show nicely, due to the line height, I guess. (source) Commented Aug 19, 2012 at 10:21
  • @Arjan that might be why I've never seen it! It would make more sense to make it a tool-tip? Commented Aug 19, 2012 at 12:08
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    @Pureferret No, it's not a good idea to display the alt text as a tooltip, since if you follow what the specs say the tooltip would just repeat the contents of the image. If you need a tooltip, that's what the title attribute is for. Commented Aug 19, 2012 at 12:18
  • @pur, you can also specify the title in Markdown. Commented Aug 19, 2012 at 13:28
  • I'm sure a search would have shown you, @pur. But Tim already explained too. That said: I am on mobile, no hover hence no tooltip either. Commented Aug 19, 2012 at 14:28