The <img>
element
Short for ‘Image’. Inserts an image into the content, using information from a bitmap or vector graphics file from a URI.
This is an empty element, so it shouldn't have a closing tag.
Full list of attributes
All the usual HTML global attributes are available
alt
- Textual alternative to image, for people who can't see the image as intended.
crossorigin
- A CORS settings attribute for images from third party sites that are to be used with a
<canvas>
. height
- Height to display image, in CSS pixels or as percentage of natural height.
ismap
- Indicates that the image is a server-side image map. Must be inside an
<a>
element. src
- URI of the picture file.
srcset
- Alternative URIs and specifications that allow the browser to select an appropriately sized image for the viewport (for example, a lower resolution image for devices with small screens).
usemap
- Indicates that the image is a client-side image map, and gives the
name
of the<map>
element to use. width
- Width to display image, in CSS pixels or as percentage of natural width.