HTML 5 <img> tag
Definition and Usage
The img element defines an image.
Differences Between HTML 4.01 and HTML 5
The "align", "border", "hspace", and "vspace" attributes of the image element
were deprecated in HTML
4.01, and are no longer supported in HTML 5.
Example
| Source |
Output |
| <img src="angry.gif"
alt="Angry" /> |
|
Attributes
- 4: indicates if the attribute is defined in HTML 4.01
- 5: indicates if the attribute is defined in HTML 5
| Attribute |
Value |
Description |
4 |
5 |
| alt |
text |
Defines a short description of the image |
4 |
5 |
| src |
URL |
The URL of the image to display |
4 |
5 |
| align |
top
bottom
middle
left
right |
Specifies how to align the image according to surrounding text.
Not supported. Use CSS instead |
4 |
|
| border |
pixels |
Defines a border around an image. Not supported. Use CSS instead |
4 |
|
| height |
pixels
% |
Defines the height of an image |
4 |
5 |
| hspace |
pixels |
Defines white space on the left and right side of the
image. Not supported. Use CSS instead |
4 |
|
| ismap |
URL |
Defines the image as a server-side image map |
4 |
5 |
| longdesc |
URL |
A URL to a document that contains a long description of the
image. Not supported |
4 |
|
| usemap |
URL |
Defines the image as a client-side image map. Look at the
<map> and <area> tags to figure out how it works |
4 |
5 |
| vspace |
pixels |
Defines white space on the top and bottom of the image.
Deprecated. Use styles instead |
4 |
5 |
| width |
pixels
% |
Sets the width of an image |
4 |
5 |
Standard Attributes
| class, contenteditable, contextmenu, dir, draggable, id,
irrelevant, lang, ref, registrationmark, tabindex, template, title |
For a full description, go to Standard
Attributes in HTML 5.
Event Attributes
| onabort, onbeforeunload, onblur, onchange, onclick,
oncontextmenu, ondblclick, ondrag, ondragend, ondragenter, ondragleave,
ondragover, ondragstart, ondrop, onerror, onfocus, onkeydown, onkeypress,
onkeyup, onload, onmessage, onmousedown, onmousemove,
onmouseover, onmouseout, onmouseup, onmousewheel, onresize, onscroll, onselect,
onsubmit, onunload |
For a full description, go to Event Attributes
in HTML 5.
Try-It-Yourself Demos
Insert images
How to display images in your Web page.
Insert
images from different locations
How to display images from another folder or another server in your Web page.
Let the
image float
How to let an image float to the left or right of a paragraph.
Adjust an
image to different sizes
How to adjust an image to different sizes.
Make a hyperlink of an
image
How to use an image as a link.
Create an image map
How to create an image map, with clickable regions.
Each region is a hyperlink.
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