IMG HTML Element

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The IMG element embeds an image or a video clip in the document and provides the following attributes and events.

Item	Description
align	Specifies the horizontal alignment of its element with respect to the surrounding context. Possible values are left, right, center, and justify.
alt	For user agents that cannot display images, forms, or applets, this attribute specifies alternate text. The language of the alternate text is specified by the lang attribute.
border	Specifies the width of an image border, in pixels.
class	Assigns a class name or set of class names to an element. Any number of elements may be assigned the same class name or names. Multiple class names must be separated by white space characters.
dir	Specifies the direction of directionally neutral text in a content of an element and attribute values: ltr indicates left-to-right text or table. rtl indicates right-to-left text or table.
height	Specifies the image and object height override.
hspace	Specifies the amount of white space to be inserted to the left and right of an image.
id	Assigns a name to an element. This name must be unique in a document.
ismap	For the IMG and INPUT elements, associates a server-side image map with the element.
lang	Specifies the base language of attribute values of an element and text content. The default value of this attribute is unknown.
longdesc	Specifies a link to a long description of the image.
name	Assigns the control name.
onclick	The onclick event occurs when the pointing device button is clicked over an element.
ondblclick	The ondblclick event occurs when the pointing device button is double clicked over an element.
onkeydown	The onkeydown event occurs when a key is pressed down over an element.
onkeypress	The onkeypress event occurs when a key is pressed and released over an element.
onkeyup	The onkeyup event occurs when a key is released over an element. This attribute can be used with most elements.
onmousedown	The onmousedown event occurs when the pointing device button is pressed over an element.
onmousemove	The onmousemove event occurs when the pointing device is moved while it is over an element.
onmouseout	The onmouseout event occurs when the pointing device is moved away from an element.
onmouseover	The onmousemove event occurs when the pointing device is moved while it is over an element.
onmouseup	The onmouseup event occurs when the pointing device button is released over an element.
src	Specifies the location of the image to be used in the control.
style	Specifies style information for the current element. The syntax of the value of the style attribute is determined by the default style sheet language.
title	Specifies advisory information about the element for which it is set.
usemap	Associates an image map with an element. The image map is defined by a MAP element. The value of usemap must match the value of the name attribute of the associated MAP element.
vspace	Specifies the amount of white space to be inserted above and below an image.
width	Specifies the image and object width override.

See Also

• W3C HTML Home Page