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> **Documentation Index:** Fetch the complete configuration index at https://yandex.com/support/images/en/llms.txt

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    <p>If you are located in Indonesia, the service determines your region by network parameters, for example, by IP address. Some types of content cannot be displayed in your region due to legal requirements.</p>
    <p>Jika Anda berada di Indonesia, layanan ini akan menentukan wilayah Anda berdasarkan parameter jaringan, misalnya, berdasarkan alamat IP. Beberapa jenis konten tidak dapat ditampilkan di wilayah Anda karena adanya ketentuan hukum yang berlaku.</p>
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# Which texts does the robot use for image search?

## The text for the `alt` attribute for the `img` tag {#alt}

The `alt` attribute is an alternative source of information for users who have disabled images in their browser. If the `alt` attribute is specified, the attribute text will display when it's not possible to display the image:
![](_images/h12807963_alt.gif)
If the `alt` attribute is not specified, the image space will be empty:
![](_images/h12807964_noalt.gif)
It's especially important to describe the image by specifying the `alt` attribute for sites whose content consists predominantly of images.

This is how an `alt` attribute should look:

```html
<img border="0" alt="[alternative text]" src=​"risunok.jpg"
width="[image width]" height="[image height]">
```

You don't need to put all the site's or page's keywords in the `alt` attribute, only the ones that really describe the image. This will help the robot find the most appropriate image and make it easier for Yandex users to select it from the search results and get to your site. We don't recommend leaving the `alt` attribute empty.

If you add multiple similar images (such as product photos in an online store), set a unique `alt` attribute for each of them (for example, front or back view).


## The text for the `title` attribute in the `img` tag {#title}

The `title` attribute gives additional information about the image. The text included in this attribute appears when hovering your mouse over the image:

![](_images/h12807965_title.gif)

This is how the `title` attribute should look:

```html
<img border="0" alt="[alternative text]" title="[additional information about the image]"
src=​"risunok.jpg" width="[image width]" height="[image height]">
```

If the image is a link, then it's best to put the `title` attribute in the link element:

```html
<a href="link.html" title="[additional information about the image]"><img border="0" alt="[alternative text]"
src=​"risunok.jpg" width="[image width]" height="[image height]"></a>
```

Specify a unique `title` for every image. We don't recommend leaving the `title` attribute empty.


## Other texts {#other}

In addition to the `alt` and `title` attribute values, the following texts in image searches:

- The texts of links to images from other pages and sites
    
- The text on the webpage that is located in close proximity to the image
    
- Texts and headers of short documents that surround a single image
    
- Names of files and image scripts (including their transliterations and simplified word-for-word translation).
    

But the `alt` and `title` attributes are the most universal, so it's always best to specify them.


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