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Topic 7 HTML Images PDF

Images can improve the design and appearance of a web page. The HTML <img> tag is used to embed images and link them to web pages. The <img> tag has required src and alt attributes - src specifies the image path and alt provides alternate text. Width and height can be set with style or attributes to control image size. The float property positions images left or right of text. Common formats are JPEG, PNG, GIF and SVG.

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Topic 7 HTML Images PDF

Images can improve the design and appearance of a web page. The HTML <img> tag is used to embed images and link them to web pages. The <img> tag has required src and alt attributes - src specifies the image path and alt provides alternate text. Width and height can be set with style or attributes to control image size. The float property positions images left or right of text. Common formats are JPEG, PNG, GIF and SVG.

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HTML Images

HTML Images
Images can improve the design and the appearance of a web page.

• <img src="pic_trulli.jpg" alt="Italian Trulli">


HTML Image Syntax
The HTML <img> tag is used to embed an image in a web page.
Images are not technically inserted into a web page; images are linked
to web pages. The <img> tag creates a holding space for the referenced
image. The <img> tag is empty, it contains attributes only, and does not
have a closing tag.
The <img> tag has two required attributes:
• src - Specifies the path to the image
• alt - Specifies an alternate text for the image

• Syntax: <img src="url" alt="alternatetext">


The src Attribute
• The required src attribute specifies the path (URL) to the image.

• Note: When a web page loads, it is the browser, at that moment, that
gets the image from a web server and inserts it into the page.
Therefore, make sure that the image actually stays in the same spot in
relation to the web page, otherwise your visitors will get a broken link
icon. The broken link icon and the alt text are shown if the browser
cannot find the image.

• Example: <img src="img_chania.jpg" alt="Flowers in Chania">


The alt Attribute
• The required alt attribute provides an alternate text for an image, if
the user for some reason cannot view it (because of slow connection,
an error in the src attribute, or if the user uses a screen reader).

• The value of the alt attribute should describe the image:


ex. <img src="img_chania.jpg" alt="Flowers in Chania">

• If a browser cannot find an image, it will display the value of the alt
attribute:
<img src="wrongname.gif" alt="Flowers in Chania">
Image Size - Width and Height
• You can use the style attribute to specify the width and height of an image.
Ex. <img src="img_girl.jpg" alt="Girl in a jacket" style="width:500px;height:600px;">
• Alternatively, you can use the width and height attributes:
<img src="img_girl.jpg" alt="Girl in a jacket" width="500" height="600">

• The width and height attributes always define the width and height of the image in pixels.
• Note: Always specify the width and height of an image. If width and height are not
specified, the web page might flicker while the image loads.
Width and Height, or Style?
• The width, height, and
style attributes are all
valid in HTML.

• However, we suggest
using the style attribute.
It prevents styles sheets
from changing the size
of images:
Images in Another Folder
• If you have your images in a sub-folder, you must include the folder
name in the src attribute

• <img src="/images/html5.gif" alt="HTML5 Icon"


style="width:128px;height:128px;">
Images on Another Server/Website
• Some web sites point to an image on another server.

• To point to an image on another server, you must specify an absolute (full) URL in
the src attribute:

• <img src="https://www.w3schools.com/images/w3schools_green.jpg" alt="W3Sc


hools.com">

• Notes on external images: External images might be under copyright. If you do


not get permission to use it, you may be in violation of copyright laws. In addition,
you cannot control external images; they can suddenly be removed or changed.
Animated Images
• HTML allows animated GIFs:

• <img src="programming.gif" alt="ComputerMan" style="width:48px;height:48p


x;">
Image as a Link

• To use an image as a link, put the <img> tag inside the <a> tag:

<a href="default.asp">
<img src="smiley.gif" alt="HTML tutorial"style="width:42px;height:42px;">
</a>
Image Floating
• Use the CSS float property to let the image float to the right or to the left of
a text:

<p><img src="smiley.gif" alt="Smiley


face" style="float:right;width:42px;height:42px;">
The image will float to the right of the text.</p>

<p><img src="smiley.gif" alt="Smiley


face" style="float:left;width:42px;height:42px;">
The image will float to the left of the text.</p>
Common Image Formats
Abbreviation File Format File Extension

APNG Animated Portable .apng


Network Graphics
GIF Graphics Interchange .gif
Format
ICO Microsoft Icon .ico, .cur
JPEG Joint Photographic Expert .jpg, .jpeg, .jfif, .pjpeg, .pjp
Group image
PNG Portable Network Graphics .png
SVG Scalable Vector Graphics .svg
HTML Image Tags

Tag Description
<img> Defines an image
<map> Defines an image map
<area> Defines a clickable area inside an
image map
<picture> Defines a container for multiple
image resources
Let’s Sum it up!
• Use the HTML <img> element to define an image
• Use the HTML src attribute to define the URL of the image
• Use the HTML alt attribute to define an alternate text for an image, if
it cannot be displayed
• Use the HTML width and height attributes or the CSS width and
height properties to define the size of the image
• Use the CSS float property to let the image float to the left or to the
right
• Note: Loading large images takes time, and can slow down your web
page. Use images carefully.
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