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Meta tags

twitter:image:alt

Describes the image in twitter:image for people who cannot see it. The metadata name retains the twitter: prefix.

Code examples

Good example
<meta name="twitter:image:alt" content="A scenic lake with a mountain in the background">
Names the main subjects and setting.
Good example
<meta name="twitter:image:alt" content="Line chart showing adoption rising from 12% in 2000 to 78% in 2020">
Includes the useful values from the chart.
Avoid this example
<meta name="twitter:image:alt" content="Image of a person">
Too vague to identify the person or what they are doing.
Avoid this example
<meta name="twitter:image:alt" content="chart.png">
A filename does not describe the chart.

Recommendations

  • 01
    Describe This Image
    State the useful subject, action, and visible text without padding the description.
  • 02
    Avoid Redundancy
    Skip phrases such as “image of” when the description reads clearly without them.

Related documentation

Related meta tags

twitter:app:id:ipad

name

Legacy Twitter App Card field for the numeric App Store ID of an iPad app. X has retired its public App Card reference.

<meta name="twitter:app:id:ipad" content="307234931">
The numeric App Store ID once used by App Cards.

twitter:app:id:iphone

name

Legacy Twitter App Card field for the numeric App Store ID of an iPhone app. X has retired its public App Card reference.

<meta name="twitter:app:id:iphone" content="307234931">
The numeric App Store ID for the former Twitter iPhone app.

twitter:app:id:googleplay

name

Legacy Twitter App Card field for an Android application ID, usually the package name used by Google Play. X has retired its public App Card reference.

<meta name="twitter:app:id:googleplay" content="com.example.app">
A conventional Android application ID.

twitter:app:name:ipad

name

Legacy Twitter App Card field for the name of an iPad app. X has retired its public App Card reference.

<meta name="twitter:app:name:ipad" content="My Amazing App">
A plain app name that matches the store listing.

twitter:app:name:googleplay

name

Legacy Twitter App Card field for the name of an Android app. X has retired its public App Card reference.

<meta name="twitter:app:name:googleplay" content="MyApp">
A short app name that matches the store listing.