# Why not allow images without alt?

**URL:** <https://talk.commonmark.org/t/why-not-allow-images-without-alt/617>\
**Category:** Extensions\
**Created:** [September 16, 2014, 5:34pm UTC](https://talk.commonmark.org/t/why-not-allow-images-without-alt/617 "2014-09-16T17:34:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![chrisalley](https://cdn.commonmark.org/user_avatar/talk.commonmark.org/chrisalley/32/906_2.png) [@chrisalley](https://talk.commonmark.org/u/chrisalley)\
**Post date:** [January 31, 2019, 5:53am UTC](https://talk.commonmark.org/t/why-not-allow-images-without-alt/617/27 "2019-01-31T05:53:12Z")

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You can use the [content block syntax](https://talk.commonmark.org/t/transclusion-or-including-sub-documents-for-reuse/270/12?u=chrisalley) to create an image without an alt tag. It’s an easier to write syntax as well. So, perhaps the regular image syntax doesn’t need to be changed?

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