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Learn more about Labs can the alt attribute be used for an input type button Ask Question Asked 10 years, 3 months ago Modified 2 years, 3 months ago Viewed 36k times 12

I wanna ask about the alt attribute in an input tag. As I found on many sites, the alt attribute is used when we have an input with type image.

1/ Can it be used for an input type button?

<input type="button" alt="myAction.myMethod" />

2/ what is its meaning?

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Share Improve this question Follow asked Aug 21, 2014 at 9:39 seniorsenior 2,25666 gold badges4040 silver badges5757 bronze badges 5

• Why would you use it with a button input anyway? – BoltClock Commented Aug 21, 2014 at 9:41
• This attribute is used for `<img> – singe3 Commented Aug 21, 2014 at 9:43
• 1 Perhaps if you mention what you want to achieve with this, hints could be given as to what tag you should be using. – Sanchises Commented Aug 21, 2014 at 9:49
• Do you actually want to ask how to set some text in an input element of type button? – Jukka K. Korpela Commented Aug 21, 2014 at 9:49
• The ask perhaps for accessibility. No, we can't add alt text because it doesn't make sense with the button, but for accessibility, we can add aria-label. – Rashid Commented Nov 5, 2021 at 16:44

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The attribute that defines the mouse hover tooltip text is title, not alt, as asked and answered in Tooltips for Button elements.

The title attribute documentation page at https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Global_attributes/title (MDN) also has a few notes about accessibility issues for the tooltip effect on mouse over and suggests some alternative techniques.

Share Improve this answer Follow edited Aug 11, 2022 at 7:20 answered Oct 22, 2018 at 17:15 handlehandle 6,27944 gold badges6060 silver badges9191 bronze badges Add a comment | 4

1. No
2. It doesn't have one

The only kind of input that can have an alt attribute is type="image" where it provides a text alternative for when the image can't be rendered (e.g. because it failed to load, because the browser doesn't support images, or because the user is employing screen reader software (usually to compensate for a vision related disability)).

Share Improve this answer Follow answered Aug 21, 2014 at 9:42 QuentinQuentin 941k132132 gold badges1.3k1.3k silver badges1.4k1.4k bronze badges Add a comment | 2

For a button class I found it was title="Copy to clipboard" that worked for me.

Share Improve this answer Follow answered Oct 21, 2021 at 14:31 SpinstazSpinstaz 33177 silver badges1212 bronze badges Add a comment | 1

See http://www.w3schools.com/tags/att_input_alt.asp I quote

The alt attribute provides an alternate text for the user, if he/she for some reason cannot view the image (because of slow connection, an error in the src attribute, or if the user uses a screen reader).

Note: The alt attribute can only be used with <input type="image">.

So, no. And since it cannot be used with a button, it has no meaning.

Share Improve this answer Follow edited Oct 11, 2017 at 20:10 Sean the Bean 5,38255 gold badges3939 silver badges4040 bronze badges answered Aug 21, 2014 at 9:42 SanchisesSanchises 86344 silver badges2424 bronze badges Add a comment |

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