HTML5 Tutorials & More

<img> Tag

The <img> tag defines an image in an HTML page.

Supported In HTML4: Yes

Supported In HTML5: Yes

HTML4 vs HTML5 Differences:

Attributes

Title Values Description HTML4 Support HTML5 Support
alt text Defines a short description of the image. Yes Yes
src URL The URL of the image to display. No No
height pixels % Defines the height of an image. No No
ismap URL No No
usemap URL Defines the image as a client-side image map. Look at the <map> and <area> tags to figure out how it works. No No
width pixels % Sets the width of an image. No No

Standard Attributes

All standard attributes are supported.

Event Attributes

All event attributes are supported.

HTML5 Tags