The phrase "an alternative text" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a different version or representation of a text, often in contexts like accessibility or digital content.
Example: "For better accessibility, please provide an alternative text for the images used in the document."
Alternatives: "a substitute text" or "an alternate text".
He also couched these pieces in counterpoint, of sorts: each speaker was accompanied, at a softer volume, by the rest of the cast, usually in closely matched rhythms, but with an alternative text.
This is not strictly new as the EU and Ireland have been pressing the UK to come up with an alternative text since February, but it could be seen as mood music designed to keep Theresa May on the dancefloor and in power.
Apple's US patent 8,542,206 (spotted by AppleInsider) describes an alternative text input method for iOS that incorporates a series of swipe gestures to make touchscreen typing less of a chore.
The Spanish government, with Foreign Minister Margallo directing the negotiation, has proposed an alternative text to that presented by the Socialist Party.
The Saudis and other Arab members of the council then introduced an alternative text, which called for the UN to only assist an existing national inquiry in Yemen, established by the government in exile in Riyadh, which supports the Saudi-led intervention.
The rules include standards for the display of information at federal Web sites, requiring, for example, that Web pages be designed with an alternative text-only version for visually impaired people who rely on software that reads Web pages aloud.
Facebook has launched a tool, Automatic Alternative Text, for blind and visually impaired people to "see" images on the site.
The social network on Tuesday launched a new feature called "automatic alternative text" (AAT), which will describe images to people who are blind or visually impaired.
Quick Call Swype has been a popular alternative text-entry system for Android.
To solve this problem, some researchers are investigating an alternative to text passwords: pictures.
The question is, how far will video go as an alternative to text?
