HTML <img> tag represents an image inside web page.
HTML img tag generally use src attribute to link images and alt attribute to define alternate text for an image in web pages. Both attributes are required and important to link image within HTML web page.
Note: The <img> tag mostly supported in all major web browsers.
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Tag Specific Attributes Support
Following are few img tag attributes that are supported by <img> tag.
| Attribute | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| align | bottom left middle right top |
Represents the align of the images |
| alt | alt_text | Represents alternate text for the images when image no longer available on destination |
| border | pixel | Represents border for the images |
| height | pixel | Represents the height of the images |
| src | url | Represents url to link images into HTML web page |
| width | pixel | Represents the width of the iframes |
Standard Attributes Support
HTML <img> tag supports mostly all HTML Attributes. Following are some most common attributes that are used by <img> tag. You can get more details about available HTML Attributes here.
| Attribute | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| class | user_defined | Represents a style for an element which is used in CSS style sheet |
| id | user_defined | Represents unique id for an element |
| style | css_properties | Represents an inline style for an element for e.g style=”color:red;text-decoration:underline;” |
| title | user_defined | Represents a tooltip information for an elements like img, a, abbr etc |
Event Attributes Support
The “script” is invoked when a certain “event” occurs. Each event handler content attribute deals with a different event. HTML <img> tag supports mostly all HTML Event Attributes. Following are some most common event attributes that are used by <img> tag. You can get more details about available HTML Event Attributes here.
| Attribute | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| onclick | script | Event Fires immediately when mouse click on the specified element |
| ondblclick | script | Event Fires immediately when mouse double-click on the specified element |
| onkeydown | script | Event Fires immediately when user is pressing a down key from keyboard |
| onkeypress | script | Event Fires immediately when user presses a key from keyboard |
| onkeyup | script | Event Fires immediately when user releases a key from keyboard |
| onmousedown | script | Event Fires immediately when mouse pointer gets down from an element |
| onmousemove | script | Event Fires immediately when mouse pointer moves over an element |
| onmouseout | script | Event Fires immediately when mouse pointer gets out from an element |
| onmouseover | script | Event Fires immediately when mouse pointer moves over an element |
| onmouseup | script | Event Fires immediately when a mouse pointer is released over an element |
