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For alt text instructions directly from the platform, visit the Pinterest Help Center.
Pinterest’s alt text field is only available on desktop. There is no alt text field on the mobile app, and an image description cannot be added retroactively to someone else’s pin before sharing it to a board, only new images that are uploaded directly to the platform.
How to add alt text on the desktop version of Pinterest:
How to edit alt text on the desktop version of Pinterest:
Pinterest does not currently have a setting that allows users to view a published post's alt text.
It is not currently possible to add alt text to images in the Pinterest mobile app. Images for new pins will need to be uploaded with alt text on the desktop version of the platform.
It is not currently possible to edit alt text in the Pinterest mobile app after publishing a post. If an image's alt text needs to be updated, it will need to be edited through the desktop version of the platform.
Pinterest does not currently have a setting that allows users to view a published post's alt text.
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