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The document provides an overview of HTML attributes, explaining their purpose and usage within HTML elements. Key attributes discussed include href for links, src for images, and style for element styling, along with best practices for using lowercase and quoted values. It also emphasizes the importance of attributes like alt for accessibility and lang for language declaration.

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HTML Attributes

The document provides an overview of HTML attributes, explaining their purpose and usage within HTML elements. Key attributes discussed include href for links, src for images, and style for element styling, along with best practices for using lowercase and quoted values. It also emphasizes the importance of attributes like alt for accessibility and lang for language declaration.

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HTML attributes provide additional information about HTML elements.

HTML Attributes
All HTML elements can have attributes
Attributes provide additional information about elements
Attributes are always specified in the start tag
Attributes usually come in name/value pairs like: name="value"

The href Attribute


The <a> tag defines a hyperlink. The href attribute specifies the URL of the page the
link goes to:

Example

<a href="https://www.w3schools.com">Visit W3Schools</a>

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The src Attribute
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The <img> tag is used to embed an image in an HTML page. The src attribute specifies
the path to the image to be displayed:

Example

<img src="img_girl.jpg">

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There are two ways to specify the URL in the src attribute:

1. Absolute URL - Links to an external image that is hosted on another website.


Example: src="https://www.w3schools.com/images/img_girl.jpg".

Notes: 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; it can suddenly be removed or changed.

2. Relative URL - Links to an image that is hosted within the website. Here, the URL
does not include the domain name. If the URL begins without a slash, it will be relative
to the current page. Example: src="img_girl.jpg". If the URL begins with a slash, it will
be relative to the domain. Example: src="/images/img_girl.jpg".

Tip: It is almost always best to use relative URLs. They will not break if you change
domain.

The width and height Attributes


The <img> tag should also contain the width and height attributes, which specify the
width and height of the image (in pixels):

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The alt Attribute


The required alt attribute for the <img> tag specifies an alternate text for an image, if
the image for some reason cannot be displayed. This can be due to a slow connection, or
an error in the src attribute, or if the user uses a screen reader.

Example
<img src="img_girl.jpg" alt="Girl with a jacket">

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See what happens if we try to display an image that does not exist:

<img src="img_typo.jpg" alt="Girl with a jacket">

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You will learn more about images in our HTML Images chapter.

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The style Attribute


The style attribute is used to add styles to an element, such as color, font, size, and
more.

Example
<p style="color:red;">This is a red paragraph.</p>

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You will learn more about styles in our HTML Styles chapter.

The lang Attribute


You should always include the lang attribute inside the <html> tag, to declare the
language of the Web page. This is meant to assist search engines and browsers.

The following example specifies English as the language:

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Country codes can also be added to the language code in the lang attribute. So, the
first two characters define the language of the HTML page, and the last two characters
define the country.

The following example specifies English as the language and United States as the
country:

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en-US">
<body>
...
</body>
</html>

You can see all the language codes in our HTML Language Code Reference.

The title Attribute


The title attribute defines some extra information about an element.

The value of the title attribute will be displayed as a tooltip when you mouse over the
element:

Example
<p title="I'm a tooltip">This is a paragraph.</p>

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We Suggest: Always Use Lowercase Attributes


The HTML standard does not require lowercase attribute names.

The title attribute (and all other attributes) can be written with uppercase or lowercase
like title or TITLE.

However, W3C recommends lowercase attributes in HTML, and demands lowercase


attributes for stricter document types like XHTML.

At W3Schools we always use lowercase attribute names.

We Suggest: Always Quote Attribute Values


The HTML standard does not require quotes around attribute values.

However, W3C recommends quotes in HTML, and demands quotes for stricter
document types like XHTML.

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At W3Schools we always use quotes around attribute values.

Single or Double Quotes?


Double quotes around attribute values are the most common in HTML, but single quotes
can also be used.

In some situations, when the attribute value itself contains double quotes, it is necessary
to use single quotes:

<p title='John "ShotGun" Nelson'>

Or vice versa:

<p title="John 'ShotGun' Nelson">

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The href attribute of <a> specifies the URL of the page the link goes to
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The src attribute of <img> specifies the path to the image to be displayed
The width and height attributes of <img> provide size information for images
The alt attribute of <img> provides an alternate text for an image
The style attribute is used to add styles to an element, such as color, font, size,
and more
The lang attribute of the <html> tag declares the language of the Web page
The title attribute defines some extra information about an element

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Exercise
Which of the following is a correct syntax for using an HTML attribute?

<img src='img_girl.jpg'>

<img src('img_girl.jpg')>

<img src:'img_girl.jpg'>

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HTML Attribute Reference

A complete list of all attributes for each HTML element, is listed in our: HTML Attribute
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