# XKCD Alt Text Display

> Displays the alt text below the XKCD comic just like in the mobile version of XKCD.com. Click (alt-text) to display the text.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/xkcd-alt-text-display](https://chrome-stats.com/d/xkcd-alt-text-display)

## Overview

- **ID:** `xkcd-alt-text-display`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Howard Tucker
- **Category:** photos-music-videos,games-entertainment
- **Daily users:** 62
- **Rating:** 4.50 / 5 (4 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.2resigned1
- **Last updated:** 2024-04-25
- **First published:** 2016-09-02
- **Size:** 19 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-12
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/xkcd-alt-text-display/)

## Description

The XKCD Alt Text Display Chrome extension enhances your browsing experience on XKCD.com by displaying the alt text below each comic, mimicking the mobile site's presentation. Users can click the "(alt-text)" link to toggle the visibility of the alt text, which is hidden by default for a cleaner look. This simple yet effective tool ensures you won't miss the witty or insightful comments often found in XKCD's alt text, improving accessibility and engagement with the comics.

## Rankings

- #14,702 — Overall
- #6 — display
- #58 — comic

## Permissions and access

### Content script matches

- `*.xkcd.com`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Low risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Low risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Injects scripts into web pages, which may alter or extract site contents, resulting in a substantial risk.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/xkcd-alt-text-display)