This example was located on the Bio page of a professional photographer. Any clue as to what that gobbledygook is supposed to be? We won’t even get into the non-readibility of the colors on his page. That’s for another tip!

Using HTML coded characters.

Some browsers do not display certain characters properly, unless the HTML coded character set is used. Instead of what should be there, a jumbled mess is left in its place.

What are HTML coded characters?

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alt text & title attribute

Update: Apr 19, 2007 - I can’t answer for all blog software, but for WordPress, if adding an image to a post, you don’t have a say-so about using alt-text. So, make sure to put the Image Description option to good use - because that is actually the - Title attribute!

Make sure to include alt-text and the title attribute on your images, unless the image is purely ornamental. Some browsers do not acknowledge alt text, but will see the title attribute. But remember that alt text means alternate text, so use something meaningful. Title attribute means just that, it is the title.

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