diff --git a/lib/volumen/markdown.rb b/lib/volumen/markdown.rb
index a61c885..b339f38 100644
--- a/lib/volumen/markdown.rb
+++ b/lib/volumen/markdown.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
 require "kramdown"
+require "rexml/document"
 
 module Volumen
   # Renders Markdown to HTML using kramdown's GFM parser (tables, fenced code,
@@ -8,6 +9,10 @@ module Volumen
   #
   # Posts are authored by the single trusted admin, so kramdown's default
   # behaviour of passing raw HTML through is intentional.
+  #
+  # Images with a title (`![alt](url "caption")`) are wrapped in a `<figure>`
+  # element with a `<figcaption>` so the frontend can style captions and
+  # overlay an info icon.
   module Markdown
     OPTIONS = {
       input: "GFM",
@@ -17,7 +22,41 @@ module Volumen
     }.freeze
 
     def self.render(text)
-      ::Kramdown::Document.new(text.to_s, OPTIONS).to_html
+      html = ::Kramdown::Document.new(text.to_s, OPTIONS).to_html
+      wrap_figures(html)
+    end
+
+    # Wrap every `<img title="...">` inside a `<figure>` with `<figcaption>`.
+    # Images without a title are left untouched.
+    def self.wrap_figures(html)
+      doc = REXML::Document.new("<root>#{html}</root>")
+
+      REXML::XPath.each(doc, "//img[@title]") do |img|
+        caption = img.attributes["title"]
+        img.attributes.delete("title")
+
+        figure = REXML::Element.new("figure")
+        figure.add_element(img.deep_clone)
+
+        info = REXML::Element.new("div")
+        info.add_attribute("class", "fig-info")
+        info.add_attribute("aria-hidden", "true")
+        info.text = "i"
+        figure.add_element(info)
+
+        figcaption = REXML::Element.new("figcaption")
+        figcaption.text = caption
+        figure.add_element(figcaption)
+
+        img.parent.replace_child(img, figure)
+      end
+
+      # Strip the wrapping <root> we added.
+      result = +""
+      doc.root.children.each { |child| result << child.to_s }
+      result
+    rescue REXML::ParseException
+      html
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/lib/volumen/post.rb b/lib/volumen/post.rb
index 0833ea4..c75e372 100644
--- a/lib/volumen/post.rb
+++ b/lib/volumen/post.rb
@@ -58,6 +58,10 @@ module Volumen
       metadata["cover"]
     end
 
+    def cover_alt
+      metadata["cover_alt"]
+    end
+
     def fediverse_creator
       value = metadata["fediverse_creator"]
       return nil if value.nil?
@@ -128,6 +132,7 @@ module Volumen
         "author" => author,
         "fediverse_creator" => fediverse_creator,
         "cover" => cover,
+        "cover_alt" => cover_alt,
         "reading_time" => reading_time,
         "translations" => translations,
         "url" => "/api/volumen/posts/#{slug}"
diff --git a/lib/volumen/server.rb b/lib/volumen/server.rb
index 815f16b..1543fc9 100644
--- a/lib/volumen/server.rb
+++ b/lib/volumen/server.rb
@@ -376,7 +376,14 @@ module Volumen
     end
 
     def post_from_params(http_params, existing: nil)
-      metadata = {
+      metadata = base_metadata(http_params, existing: existing)
+      post = Post.new(metadata: clean_metadata(metadata), body: http_params["body"].to_s)
+      post.path = existing.path if existing
+      post
+    end
+
+    def base_metadata(http_params, existing:)
+      {
         "title" => presence(http_params["title"]),
         "slug" => presence(http_params["slug"]) || existing&.slug,
         "lang" => presence(http_params["lang"]),
@@ -387,12 +394,10 @@ module Volumen
         "tags" => parse_tags(http_params["tags"]),
         "excerpt" => presence(http_params["excerpt"]),
         "cover" => presence(http_params["cover"]),
+        "cover_alt" => presence(http_params["cover_alt"]),
         "draft" => http_params["draft"] == "on",
         "all_langs" => http_params["all_langs"] == "on"
       }
-      post = Post.new(metadata: clean_metadata(metadata), body: http_params["body"].to_s)
-      post.path = existing.path if existing
-      post
     end
 
     def fediverse_creator_error(post)
diff --git a/lib/volumen/web/views/form.erb b/lib/volumen/web/views/form.erb
index e1160df..b141b8a 100644
--- a/lib/volumen/web/views/form.erb
+++ b/lib/volumen/web/views/form.erb
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@
       <button type="button" id="cover-upload">Upload</button>
       <button type="button" id="cover-clear">Clear</button>
     </div>
+    <input type="text" id="cover-alt-input" name="cover_alt" value="<%= h(@post.cover_alt) %>"
+           placeholder="ALT text (describe the image for accessibility)">
     <img id="cover-preview" class="cover-preview" alt="" hidden>
     <input type="file" id="cover-file" accept="image/*" hidden>
   </div>
@@ -98,7 +100,7 @@
   </div>
 
   <input type="file" id="image-input" accept="image/*" hidden>
-  <button type="submit" class="primary">Save</button>
+    <button type="submit" class="primary">Save</button>
 </form>
 
 <script>
@@ -149,7 +151,10 @@
       if (tag === "code") { return "`" + node.textContent + "`"; }
       if (tag === "a") { return "[" + inner + "](" + (node.getAttribute("href") || "") + ")"; }
       if (tag === "img") {
-        return "![" + (node.getAttribute("alt") || "") + "](" + (node.getAttribute("src") || "") + ")";
+        var title = node.getAttribute("title") || "";
+        var imgMd = "![" + (node.getAttribute("alt") || "") + "](" + (node.getAttribute("src") || "") + ")";
+        if (title) { imgMd = imgMd.replace(")", ' "' + title + '")'); }
+        return imgMd;
       }
       if (tag === "br") { return "\n"; }
       return inner;
@@ -220,17 +225,17 @@
     }
 
     imageInput.addEventListener("change", function () {
-      var file = imageInput.files[0];
-      if (!file) { return; }
-      uploadImage(file, function (url) {
-        if (visualView.hidden) {
-          insertIntoTextarea("![](" + url + ")");
-        } else {
-          exec("insertImage", url);
-        }
-      });
-      imageInput.value = "";
-    });
+          var file = imageInput.files[0];
+          if (!file) { return; }
+          uploadImage(file, function (url) {
+            if (visualView.hidden) {
+              insertIntoTextarea("![](" + url + ")");
+            } else {
+              exec("insertImage", url);
+            }
+          });
+          imageInput.value = "";
+        });
 
     // --- Cover image -------------------------------------------------------
 
@@ -469,6 +474,6 @@
     });
 
     // Start in Markdown mode (primary).
-    applyPreviewPreference();
-  })();
+        applyPreviewPreference();
+      })();
 </script>
diff --git a/lib/volumen/web/views/layout.erb b/lib/volumen/web/views/layout.erb
index c6e3524..d5a79cb 100644
--- a/lib/volumen/web/views/layout.erb
+++ b/lib/volumen/web/views/layout.erb
@@ -218,13 +218,13 @@
         box-shadow: none; }
       .markdown th, .markdown td { border: 1px solid var(--border); padding: 0.45rem 0.7rem; text-align: left; }
       .markdown thead th { background: var(--accent-weak); color: var(--fg); }
-      .markdown tbody tr:hover td { background: transparent; }
-      .markdown hr { border: none; border-top: 1px solid var(--border); margin: 1.4em 0; }
-      .markdown img { max-width: 100%; border-radius: 8px; }
+            .markdown tbody tr:hover td { background: transparent; }
+            .markdown hr { border: none; border-top: 1px solid var(--border); margin: 1.4em 0; }
+            .markdown img { max-width: 100%; border-radius: 8px; }
 
-      @media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
-        * { transition: none !important; }
-      }
+            @media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
+              * { transition: none !important; }
+            }
     </style>
   </head>
   <body>