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I apologize if I'm just being stupid about this, but I take this opportunity to ask: how do we add alt-text to an image on Lemmy? I always add it on Mastodon, but I've never figured out how to do it on Lemmy (I use the web interface, maybe it requires a special app?). I've seen that others have done it, and I see that it's a rule here for images of text, which is good. But HOW to do it?
Thanks!
Edit: Thanks everyone for the answers!
I think it might be fractured as a feature on Lemmy, which is why putting it in the body is also allowed.
On Voyager, once I upload an image, there's a little stick figure button that lets me "Add an accessible caption" (the alt text). On desktop, there's an "Alt Text" option that shows up once I've uploaded an image.
Since I have no clue if all UIs do this or if users know where it is, body posts are fine if slightly less(?) useful for accessibility.
images on lemmy are shaped like links, and alt text is supposed to fit in the description, so when completed it looks like this:
If you are posting directly on Lemmy, near the bottom of "Create a Post" there is a field called "Alt text". It only appears if you upload an image. The alt text filed will be right above Community and underneath Language.
Some mobile clients such as Thunder support it. But if you don't use a client that supports the feature, then you're generally expected to put the transcript into the post body.