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

- [docs.x.com: Overview](https://docs.x.com/overview)
- [W3C: Images](https://www.w3.org/WAI/tutorials/images/)

## Related meta tags

### [twitter:app:id:ipad](https://zhead.dev/meta/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](https://zhead.dev/meta/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](https://zhead.dev/meta/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](https://zhead.dev/meta/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](https://zhead.dev/meta/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.