Why You Should Use Alt Text On Your Instagram Posts
Ever wondered what Alt Text meant on your Instagram? Here’s why you shouldn’t ignore it, and how to use it the right way if you want to grow your page.

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Julia CohenWhat is Alt Text?đ§
How Can Alt Text Improve the Visibility of Your Posts?đ
So, Hereâs How To Do ItâŠ
How to add Alt Text to an existing post:
- Head to the post you want to add Alt Text to. Here, weâre on our post about how to craft the perfect Instagram caption.
- Click the three dots in the top right-hand corner of the post, to see your options, then click edit.
- In the bottom right-hand corner youâll see the option to âEdit Alt Textâ â click this.
- Add in your Alt Text, and select done!
How to add Alt Text to a new post:
- Once you have the perfect post, caption, hashtags and edits head to Advanced Settings.
- Scroll down to accessibility and you should see the option to âWrite Alt Text.â Add in your text and click done!
The best practices for writing Alt Text on your Instagram posts:
- Be descriptive. Remember, the purpose of Alt Text is to make your post accessible, so you want to write something that makes sense and is contextually relevant. If you are too vague, it wonât help with search results either. So, try to avoid posting a line of Alt Text that says âgirl in dress,â go for something a little more descriptive like âfashion blogger in long red dress in London.â
- Include keywords that you want to be searched for. If someone searches dog lover, and you exclusively post pictures of your dogs, you might want to come up in that search. Therefore, donât be afraid to use terms that describe the type of account you have, just as long as it makes sense when itâs all typed out. That way, you have a higher chance of appearing in searches you want to appear in.
- If your post includes text that is important to the image, type this out too.
- Be specific, but not too specific. Describe your image so that someone knows exactly what is in it, and so that you include important keywords, but avoid unnecessary details.
- Use Flick (or your hashtags) for inspo. Just like Alt Text, hashtags need to be contextually relevant if they are going to perform well. If youâre stumped, look to your hashtags for descriptive words, and use Flick to see which performs best. This can help you narrow down an Alt Text caption that you will achieve maximum potential for visibility on.


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