Hackers' Pub

Syntax	Description	Examples
`"` keyword `"`	Finds the string within quotes, including spaces. Case-insensitive. (Escape quotes inside with `\"`)	`"Hackers' Pub"`
`from:` handle	Finds content written by the specified user.	`from:hongminhee` `from:hongminhee@hollo.social`
`lang:` ISO 639-1	Finds content written in the specified language.	`lang:en`
`#` tag	Finds content with the specified tag. Case-insensitive.	`#HackersPub`
condition condition	Finds content that satisfies both conditions on either side of the space (logical AND).	`"Hackers' Pub" lang:en`
condition `OR` condition	Finds content that satisfies at least one of the conditions on either side of the OR operator (logical OR).	`#HackersPub OR "Hackers' Pub" lang:en`
`(` condition `)`	Combines the operators within the parentheses first.	`(#HackersPub OR "Hackers' Pub" OR "Hackers Pub") lang:en`

Stefan Bohacek @stefan@stefanbohacek.online

10/9/2025, 1:49:50 PM

Public

Hey fediverse, today is the World Sight Day!

How about, as a small gift for the blind and visually impaired folks on here, we step up our alt text game!

Visit https://alttexthalloffame.org to learn why this is important.

#AltText #ImageDescriptions #accessibility #WorldSightDay

A chart showing the percentage of the last 35,957 images posted with alt text from various fediverse servers:

beige.party - 100%
jorts.horse - 95%
mastodon.art - 83%
aus.social - 78%
chaos.social - 75%
meow.social - 68%
troet.cafe - 68%
c.im - 67%
hachyderm.io - 67%
mastodonapp.uk - 63%
kolektiva.social - 57%
norden.social - 56%
mamot.fr - 54%
mathstodon.xyz - 54%
piaille.fr - 51%
infosec.exchange - 46%
mastodon.online - 45%

Stefan Bohacek @stefan@stefanbohacek.online

10/9/2025, 1:59:17 PM

Public

This article might also be useful!

https://stefanbohacek.com/blog/polls-about-alt-text-on-social-media/

And follow @alttexthalloffame for occasional tips and some great examples of well-written alt text!

#AltText #ImageDescriptions #accessibility #WorldSightDay

A tinted screenshot showing two Mastodon posts with polls. All text is replaced with dark blocks as if it has been censored.

Polls and other insights about the use of alt text on social media | Stefan Bohacek

A few polls about alt text.

stefanbohacek.com

Link author: Stefan Bohacek@stefan@stefanbohacek.online

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