HTML 5 <img> Tag
Example
How to insert an image:
<img src="angry.gif" alt="Angry face" /> |
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Definition and Usage
The <img> tag defines an image in an HTML page.
Notice that images are not technically inserted into an HTML page, images are
linked to HTML pages. The <img> tag creates a holding space for the referenced
image.
Differences Between HTML 4.01 and HTML 5
The layout attributes: align, border, hspace, and vspace were deprecated in HTML 4.01, and are not supported in HTML 5.
Attributes
Attribute |
Value |
Description |
alt |
text |
Defines a short description of the image |
src |
URL |
The URL of the image to display |
height |
pixels
% |
Defines the height of an image |
ismap |
URL |
Defines the image as a server-side image map |
usemap |
URL |
Defines the image as a client-side image map. Look at the
<map> and <area> tags to figure out how it works |
width |
pixels
% |
Sets the width of an image |
Standard Attributes
The <a> tag also supports the Standard Attributes in HTML 5.
Event Attributes
The <a> tag also supports the Event Attributes
in HTML 5.
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