This tag is used to embed images into a web page. This image tag <img>
has two required attributes:
src
- Specifies the path to the image
alt
- Specifies an alternate text for the image, if the image for some reason cannot be displayed.
height
- Specifies the height of the image in pixels.
width
- Specifies the width of the image in pixels.
You can use images to help visualize what you're describing. In this example, an image is used to show the first computer bug discovered by Grace Hopper
<html> <body> <h1> Grace Hopper Info </h1> <p> Grace Hopper was a computer scientist in the United States Navy. She developed one of the first programming languages. She also discovered the first computer 'bug'. It was a literal bug in the machine. </p> <h2> The First Computer Bug </h2> <img src="https://archive.computerhistory.org/resources/still-image/Hopper-Grace/hopper-grace.finds_bug.102640477.lg.jpg" alt="Computer Bug" /> </body> </html>
Using <img>
to embed an image into a web page
<img src="dog.jpg" alt="My Dog" width="500" height="600">
Using <img>
when the source of an image is a URL
<img src="https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1267892245362913281/2rm_VB9z.png" alt="CODE" width="500" height="600">
<img >
<img>
tag must not contain any content, and it does not require a closing tag.For more information, see http://www.w3schools.com/tags/tag_img.asp
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