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title: "og:video:alt · Meta Tag · zhead"
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  description: "Describes the content of the preceding og:video resource. It is a description, not a caption."
  "og:description": "Describes the content of the preceding og:video resource. It is a description, not a caption."
  "og:title": "og:video:alt · Meta Tag · zhead"
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Open Graph metadata

# og:video:alt

Describes the content of the preceding og:video resource. It is a description, not a caption.

## Code examples

Good example

```
<meta property="og:video:alt" content="Drone footage follows a train through a snowy Alpine valley.">
```

States what happens in the video without promotional filler.

Good example

```
<meta property="og:video:alt" content="A baker demonstrates mixing, baking, and icing a chocolate cake.">
```

Summarizes the main actions in the tutorial.

Avoid this example

```
<meta property="og:video:alt" content="Video">
```

Names the medium but says nothing about its content.

Avoid this example

```
<meta property="og:video:alt" content="">
```

An empty value does not describe the video.

## Recommendations

- 01 Describe This Video State the useful action, subject, or information in the specific video immediately before this property.
- 02 Keep It Factual Write for someone who cannot watch the video. Do not stuff search keywords into the description.

## Related documentation

- [Open Graph protocol](https://ogp.me/)

## Related meta tags

### [og:audio](https://zhead.dev/meta/og-audio)

property

Provides the URL of an audio file that accompanies the Open Graph object.

```
<meta property="og:audio" content="https://example.com/birdsong.mp3">
```

An absolute, public URL to the audio file.

### [og:audio:secure\_url](https://zhead.dev/meta/og-audio-secure-url)

property

Provides an alternate HTTPS URL for the audio declared by the preceding og:audio property.

```
<meta property="og:audio:secure_url" content="https://example.com/music/song.mp3">
```

A valid HTTPS alternate for the audio resource.

### [og:audio:type](https://zhead.dev/meta/og-audio-type)

property

Provides the MIME type of the audio resource declared by the preceding og:audio property.

```
<meta property="og:audio:type" content="audio/mpeg">
```

The registered media type for MP3 audio.

### [og:audio:url](https://zhead.dev/meta/og-audio-url)

property

An alias of og:audio. It provides the URL of an audio file that accompanies the object.

```
<meta property="og:audio:url" content="https://example.com/audio.mp3">
```

An absolute URL to the audio file.

### [og:description](https://zhead.dev/meta/og-description)

property

Provides a one or two sentence description of the Open Graph object.

```
<meta property="og:description" content="A practical guide to choosing and caring for indoor plants in low-light rooms.">
```

Explains the subject in one specific sentence.