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Alt text character limit?
Does anyone know if there is a limit of how many characters you can input into the Alt Text option for images? I used alt text for a fairly lengthy description of a diagram that needs to be accessib...
Hi there, Laurie. Thanks for reaching out! It looks like our support team is going to work with you on this issue where some of the alt text is not being read by JAWS.
In short, what we understand currently is that none of Storyline, HTML or JAWS has a character limit on alt text. Our team will help test your output to better understand the cause. Watch for an email from them soon!
I'll follow along with your case as well. ☺️
I'm having the same issue. Alt-text entered into Storyline for an image is 71 words (430 characters including spaces). JAWS reads 38 words (232 characters including spaces) and stops.