On Tue, Jan 09, 2007 at 08:23:18AM +1300, Robin @ Xplore.net wrote:
>    Could someone please clarify for me the best way to markup an image in
>    a template, take a header image for example. In the interest of
>    keeping structure from content I have recently been using background
>    images wherever possible to keep my markup as clean as possible but I
>    have been reading an article on the importance of the alt text for
>    SEO.

Does the image convey information? Then it should be an <img> with alt
text.

Is the image purely presentational? Then its a toss-up between
background image and <img> with an empty alt attribute.

-- 
David Dorward                                      http://dorward.me.uk



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