Google: Text In An Image Alt Attribute Within An H1 Is Within The H1

Feb 17, 2020 - 7:35 am 5 by

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Google's John Mueller said on Twitter that text within an image's alt attribute is generally seen as text "as a part of the page where the image is embedded." If that text is within an H1 tag, then Google will also see it as part of the H1.

It is a bit of a confusing response, here it is within the context:

Just a little tidbit for you.

Forum discussion at Twitter.

 

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