| Attribute | Explanation |
| SRC | The only REQUIRED attribute, specifies the location of the image file, in this case using a relative address the folder images under current folder, where the image is named: IntroWebGraphics.png |
| ALT | Designates a string to be displayed in
text-only browsers, or browsers which have been set to disable image loading
temporarily. This string will also be displayed before the image is
loaded in browsers that do support loading graphics. In this example the text
will be: Introduction to Web Graphics Title This tag should always be included, and will be discussed later in the context of accessibility issues. |
| WIDTH | Specifies the width
of an image in pixels, in this case: 382. Using these tags is strongly encouraged because
they speed up page loading. They save client software the time it
takes to calculate the image dimensions. This allows the browsers to load the text
first then come back and inset the image without rearranging any of the rest of the page.
How do you find out an images height
and width? |
| HEIGHT | Specifies the height of an image in
pixels, in this case: 50. Using these tags is strongly encouraged
because they speed up page loading. They save client software the
time it takes to calculate the image dimensions. This allows the browsers to load
the text first then come back and inset the image without rearranging any of the rest of
the page. |
Last updated on 09/14/2004 by L.M. Hicks