Twitter Lets Members to Use a 420-Character Limit for Image Descriptions

While there have been speculations that Twitter was working on increasing its 140-character limit that has brought so much fame to its micro blogging platform, there are no certain details about that feature thus far.

But a number of people may perceive this newest upgrade from the social app as some type of surpassing the character restriction. However, this is not Twitter’s primary objective for its upcoming function. Each time users submit their images on its platform, they will be allowed to add descriptions to them, which is especially in the interest of visually impaired people.

This is known as the photos’ alt text, even it is in reality an elegant phrase for image caption. When members add pictures to their posts, they will notice the add description option. There they can describe what the image is about, this way allowing visually impaired members to comprehend or perceive the published image.

They will be capable to hear the description via different assistive technologies, such as Braille language or complex screen readers. The main purpose why many believe that this feature will be useful for healthy individuals too is that these image explanations can reach 420 characters.

If a user wanted to share its thought about the image or other things associated with it, some of these texts would not fit in the 140 characters limit. This means that the alternative text for the photos could be much more comprehensive in this regard.

It is actually smart how the micro blogging service is slightly enabling its users to surpass the previous character limit, thanks to the new functions that are released several times a year. Twitter is taking these system features to Twitter Cards and APIs, along with third-party customers who will be capable to utilize this selection of options.

This alt written text function will be launched to all members beginning this week. There have been rumors that the app will apply a whooping 10,000-character restriction, which is identical to the present limit for Direct Messages.

This would be sufficient for any user to create a brief story in a single tweet. Of course, the other users will not want to read the entire post in their news feeds, so probably Twitter will keep the 140-character limit for timelines. The feature will look like the app’s post updates that some individuals use for their submissions and annoy other members.

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