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Alt Text Over 100 Characters

Opportunity image.alt_too_long

What it means

Alt text is a description, not a caption. Screen readers read all of it, every time.

How to fix it

Keep alt text to a phrase; move longer descriptions into visible text or a figcaption.

Where to find it in Truelint

Open the Issues pane on the right of the workspace and select Alt Text Over 100 Characters. The grid filters to every affected URL and the detail pane shows the specific finding for each. Export the list with Export → Current view, or from the API:

GET /api/v1/crawls/{handle}/issues/image.alt_too_long