HTML Attributes
HTML Attributes
HTML Attributes
All HTML elements can have attributes
Attributes provide additional information about an element
Attributes are always specified in the start tag
Attributes usually come in name/value pairs like: name="value"
Example
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You will learn more about links and the <a> tag later in this tutorial.
Example
<img src="img_girl.jpg">
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The width and height Attributes
Images in HTML has a set of size attributes, which specifies the width and height of
the image:
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The image size is specified in pixels: width="500" means 500 pixels wide.
You will learn more about images in our HTML Images chapter.
The value of the attribute can be read by screen readers. This way, someone
"listening" to the webpage, e.g. a blind person, can "hear" the element.
Example
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The alt attribute is also useful if the image does not exist:
Example
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You will learn more about styling later in this tutorial, and in our CSS Tutorial.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en-US">
<body>
...
</body>
</html>
The first two letters specify the language (en). If there is a dialect, use two more
letters (US).
Example
This is a paragraph.
</p>
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The title attribute can be written with uppercase or lowercase like title or TITLE.
W3C recommends lowercase in HTML, and demands lowercase for stricter document
types like XHTML.
<a href=https://www.w3schools.com>
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W3C recommends quotes in HTML, and demands quotes for stricter document types
like XHTML.
Sometimes it is necessary to use quotes. This example will not display the title
attribute correctly, because it contains a space:
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Using quotes are the most common. Omitting quotes can produce errors.
In some situations, when the attribute value itself contains double quotes, it is
necessary to use single quotes:
Or vice versa:
HTML Attributes
Below is an alphabetical list of some attributes often used in HTML:
Attribute Description
alt Specifies an alternative text for an image, when the image cannot be displayed
disabled Specifies that an input element should be disabled
href Specifies the URL (web address) for a link
id Specifies a unique id for an element
src Specifies the URL (web address) for an image
style Specifies an inline CSS style for an element
title Specifies extra information about an element (displayed as a tool tip)
A complete list of all attributes for each HTML element, is listed in our: HTML
Attribute Reference.
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