Accessibility features supported on Facebook
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Overview
Be sure to refer to the general best practices that will help you create accessible social media content.
Additionally, Facebook offers certain features that can make your posts accessible to more people.
Supported features
- Add custom alt text or edit the automatic alt text for your images.
- Add captions to videos on your profile.
- Add captions to videos on your Page.
- Enable closed captions on Facebook (available only for professional broadcasts using the Facebook Live API).
- Use keyboard shortcuts for keyboard navigation.
Features not supported
- Captions on live videos are not supported on profile pages.
Best practices
- Be careful using colorful backgrounds on your posts. Many don't provide enough color contrast.
- If using automatic captions on your videos, consider setting the audience to Only Me and using the option "Don't add captions until I review them" so you can edit the captions before sharing your video with a larger audience.