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alt

Name

alt -- Text representation for a graphical element

Synopsis

Mixed Content Model 
alt ::=
(#PCDATA)
Attributes Common attributes
Parameter Entities
equation.content inlineequation.content  

Description

A text (or other nonvisual) description of a graphical element. This is intended to be an alternative to the graphical presentation.

Processing expectations

May be formatted inline or as a displayed block, depending on context. Sometimes suppressed.

Parents

These elements contain alt: equation, informalequation, inlineequation.

See Also

audioobject, caption, graphic, imageobject, inlinegraphic, inlinemediaobject, mediaobject, textobject, videoobject.

Examples

For examples, see equation, informalequation, inlineequation.

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