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Re: character limit on alt attribute for screen readers

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From: Steve Faulkner
Date: Feb 3, 2016 9:53AM

this may be helpful:

How long should a text alternative be?
https://www.w3.org/TR/2014/WD-html-alt-techniques-20141023/#m5

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SteveF
Current Standards Work @W3C
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On 3 February 2016 at 00:19, Angela French < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:

> Hello,
>
> Is there a character count for alt attribute values for screen readers to
> read it all, or do they truncate?
>
> Thank you,
>
> Angela French
> Internet Specialist
> Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges
> 360-704-4316
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