HTML img tag: title attribute vs. alt attribute?

Question

I was browsing Amazon and I noticed that when searching \"1TB\" if you hover the mouse cursor over the stars rating image, you only see the score if using IE. If you are u

Answer 1

In my opinion should the alt text always describe what is visible in the picture, for the case that the image is not displayed.

alt = text [CS] For user agents that cannot display images, forms, or applets, this attribute specifies alternate text. The language of the alternate text is specified by the lang attribute.

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