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Why is proper punctuation not allowed in alt text?

 

Best practices for alt text and creating accessible internet/email content is to include punctuation. It creates a more natural-sounding experience with screen readers by providing appropriate pauses to separate ideas, paragraphs, or other content. At the very least, commas and question marks should be added to the allowable punctuation, but I think all punctuation should be allowed.

 

This is the error message I receive when trying to use proper punctuation in my alt text image descriptions:

--- Sorry, your file description cannot contain characters like: / \ ; : * ? " | < > ,

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Frankie_P
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Hi @JohnK14

 

What are some cases where you would want this punctuation in the alt text for your images?

Frankie_P
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Status changed to: Gathering Information
 
Frankie_P
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Status changed to: Closed - No Action

Because we have not heard back we are going to close this idea. This doesn't mean that we aren't listening to your feedback! Please feel free to comment or vote on any of the other open ideas to let us know what you would like to see.

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