actual tip for people new to bsky: far more than the other site Alt Text here is very widely used and encouraged on picture and gifs. it's a strong enough norm that many people literally won't quote/like/reply to an image post without it. there's an option you can set that will remind you to add it♥️

Oh! I didn't know you could alt text on gifs! I have my settings to require alt text for images, but I'll be mindful of gifs in future.

I deal with mild hand pain (often wear compression gloves) so I don't always get it as detailed but some tips: -if it's a screenshot of text, copy/paste as the alt. helps search and mute words! -brief beats none -keep in mind its purpose, don't use it for a joke instead etc (*adding* lil joke is ok)

makes image posts searchable? thats really cool

Too bad this isn’t on by default.