Accessibility Essentials for Product Card Images: Alt Text, Roles, and Screen Readers
Accessibility Essentials for Product Card Images: Alt Text, Roles, and Screen Readers This guide explains how to make product card images accessible: writing purposeful alt text, choosing correct markup or roles for non-img visuals, structuring figure/caption relationships, and testing with screen readers and keyboards—so your e-commerce cards are usable for everyone. ⏱️ 5-min read Alt text essentials for product card images Alt text should answer the question “What does this image convey here?” Keep it brief and functional: describe the product and any critical variant or state the image shows. Avoid redundant UI words such as “image of” or “picture.” If the product name and a short descriptor are visible nearby, alt can be shorter or match that visible text...