HTML5 <img> Tag
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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 HTML5
The layout attributes: align, border, hspace, and vspace were deprecated in HTML 4.01, and are not supported in HTML5.
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 | ismap | Defines the image as a server-side image map |
| usemap | #mapname | Defines the image as a client-side image map. Used together with the <map> and <area> tags |
| width | pixels % |
Sets the width of an image |
Standard Attributes
The <img> tag also supports the Standard Attributes in HTML5.
Event Attributes
The <img> tag also supports the Event Attributes in HTML5.