Change the alternate text of an image:
document.getElementById("myImg").alt = "newAlternateText";
Click the button to change the alternate text of the image.
<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <body> <img id="myImg" src="image1.png" alt="The Circle" width="100" height="98"> <button onclick="myFunction()">Test</button> <p id="demo"></p> <script> function myFunction() {//from ww w .j a v a 2 s . c o m document.getElementById("myImg").alt = "newAlternateText"; document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML = "The value of the alt attribute was changed."; } </script> </body> </html>