Image Alt-Text Checker

Paste a URL to count images missing alt text — a fast accessibility and image-SEO win.

What this checks

This tool reads your page read-only, finds every <img>, and reports how many have descriptive alt text versus how many are missing it — with a few example sources so you can find them. It counts an empty alt="" as missing (see the note below).

Why alt text matters

Alt text is the written description of an image. Screen-reader users rely on it, so it's a core accessibility requirement — and search engines use it to understand images, which is how you earn Google Images traffic. Missing alt across a site is a common, easily-fixed quality signal that reviewers and accessibility audits both flag.

A note on decorative images

An empty alt="" is correct for purely decorative images (spacers, background flourishes) — it tells screen readers to skip them. So treat the count as "images that need a description," then subtract any that are genuinely decorative. For every content image — photos, diagrams, screenshots — write a short, specific description.

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