Adding Alt Text to Images in Notion

Continuing in my practical alt text series, in this post I’ll show you how to add alt text to images in Notion.

  1. Upload your image to your Notion page.

    An image added to a page in Notion.

  2. You can access the alt text area in one of two ways.
    1. Option 1
      1. Hover over the image until the toolbar appears at the top right of the image.

        A toolbar that appears when you hover over an image in Notion.

      2. Select the More (⋯) button from the toolbar.
      3. In the drop-down list, select More options and then select Alt text.

        Drop-down menu that is labeled 1: More options and a sub-menu that is labeled 2: Alt text.

    2. Option 2
      1. Right-click the image and select More options and then select Alt text.
  3. The Alt text box appears in the upper far left of your Notion screen.

    The Add alt text box that opens with a text-entry field to add alt text to the image.

  4. Type your alt text into the Add alt text… field and press Enter.

    The Add alt text box with the alt text added.

  5. A small white box with the letters ALT now displays in the bottom right corner of your image to indicate that the image has alt text.

    The image with ALT in a white box in the bottom right of the image indicating it has alt text.

  6. Hovering your mouse pointer over the white box with the ALT letters displays a message that shows the alt text you added to the image followed by Click to view and edit alt text.

    A popup message that displays the alt text when you hover over the white box with ALT. It also displays Click to view and edit alt text.

  7. If you click on the white box with ALT letters, it opens the Add alt text box where you can edit your alt text and press Enter to update it.

    The Add alt text box appears after clicking on the white ALT box on the image.

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