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title: "Adding alt text to your images on the Buffer mobile app"
description: "Currently, it is possible to add alt text to static images scheduled to X/Twitter, Mastodon, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Threads, and Facebook through Buffer."
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# Adding alt text to your images on the Buffer mobile app

Currently, it is possible to add alt text to static images scheduled to X/Twitter, Mastodon, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Threads, and Facebook through Buffer.

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 Looking for the web browser version of the "[Adding alt text to images](https://support.buffer.com/en-us/articles/adding-alt-text-to-your-images-Oqn4WJGS1j)" article?
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When you have added an image to your post in the Buffer composer ([Learn more about scheduling posts on the Buffer mobile app](https://support.buffer.com/en-us/articles/scheduling-posts-on-the-buffer-mobile-app-jbqNo8FyUs)), tap the image and then tap ***Add Description ***to add your alt text and then tap ***Done*** to save the changes. From there, you can finish scheduling your post.

![Buffer mobile app - option to Edit Image or Add Description](https://support.buffer.com/api/attachments.redirect?id=d9dbb4fb-5eaf-4d98-9cdd-ff57eb26827f " =531x1150")

While we recommend using less than 200 characters to align with [accessibility best practices](https://www.accessibility.com/blog/what-are-best-practices-for-creating-alt-text), the character counts for alt text in Buffer are as follows:

* Pinterest - 500 characters
* LinkedIn - 300 characters
* X/Twitter, Mastodon, Threads, Facebook, Instagram - 1,000 characters
* Bluesky - 2,000 characters

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 **Good-to-Knows**

* It is only possible to view alt text on Instagram with a screen reader.
* Currently within Buffer, it is not possible to add alt text to:
  * GIFS
  * Google Business Profile posts
  * Tiktok posts

We are committed to improving in the area of accessibility, and you can find our full [Accessibility Statement here.](https://buffer.com/accessibility) 
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