Topic:

<IMG>

Definition:

This tag supplies image source, placement, and behavior information for in-line images and icons.

Attributes:

SRC="URL"

URL is a standard uniform resource locator, and specifies the location for image file, usually will be .gif or .jpeg format

ALT="text"

supplies an alternate string of text to display (and possibly make clickable) if the browser has no graphics capability, or graphics are turned off

ALIGN=("TOP"|"MIDDLE"|"BOTTOM") and \[WIDTH="number"] &r [HEIGHT="number"]\

standard use calls for ALIGN to be set to one of the following values: TOP, MIDDLE or BOTTOM, to define placement

non-standard values (NetScape) also permit more precise placement using a pixel-level height & width specification

ISMAP

indicates by its presence that the image (or it's text replacement) should be a clickable map. This often invokes special map-handling software through the CGI interface on the web server handling the request.

Context:

<IMG> is legal within:
<ADDRESS> <B> <CITE> <CODE> <DD> <DT> <EM> <H*> <I> <KBD> <LI> <PRE> <SAMP> <STRONG> <TT> <VAR>

Suggested style/usage:

Keep images small and use them sparingly; graphics should add impact and interest to pages without adding too much bulk or increasing loading time.

Example:

<IMG SRC=graphics/wwwe_sm.gif ALIGN="TOP" ALT="W3E Logo">