Entry AYKA-E-0009 · Fact
Menus and price lists inside images are hard to read for search
Google recommends not embedding important text inside images, such as page headings and menu items, because not all users can access it and translation tools do not work on images. A menu or price list published only as a photo is hard for search engines and AI assistants to use.
Key facts
| Google's advice | keep important text out of images |
|---|---|
| Examples | headings, menu items, prices |
| Better | the same content as text on the page |
What to do
Publish your menu or price list as text on a page; keep the photo next to it if you like.
Source
Google Search Central: image SEO best practices · checked 2026-11-04
How to cite this entry
AYKA Technologies, “Menus and price lists inside images are hard to read for search”, entry AYKA-E-0009, getayka.com, updated 2026-11-04. https://getayka.com/entries/text-in-images/
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Markdown version · Updated 2026-11-04