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HTML Attributes

The document discusses various HTML attributes such as href, src, alt, title, and style. It explains that attributes provide additional information about elements and usually come in name/value pairs. Some key attributes covered include href for defining links, src for images, alt for alternative text, title for tooltips, and style for styling. The document recommends using lowercase attribute names and double quotes around attribute values.

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HTML Attributes

The document discusses various HTML attributes such as href, src, alt, title, and style. It explains that attributes provide additional information about elements and usually come in name/value pairs. Some key attributes covered include href for defining links, src for images, alt for alternative text, title for tooltips, and style for styling. The document recommends using lowercase attribute names and double quotes around attribute values.

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Attributes provide additional information about HTML elements.

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"

The href Attribute


HTML links are defined with the <a> tag. The link address is specified in
the href attribute:

Example

<a href="https://www.w3schools.com">This is a link</a>

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You will learn more about links and the <a> tag later in this tutorial.

The src Attribute


HTML images are defined with the <img> tag.

The filename of the image source is specified in the src attribute:

Example

<img src="img_girl.jpg">

Try it Yourself
The width and height Attributes
Images in HTML has a set of size attributes, which specifies the width and height of
the image:

Example

<img src="img_girl.jpg" width="500" height="600">

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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 alt Attribute


The alt attribute specifies an alternative text to be used, when an image cannot be
displayed.

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

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

Try it Yourself

The alt attribute is also useful if the image does not exist:

Example

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

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


Try it Yourself

The style Attribute


The style attribute is used to specify the styling of an element, like color, font, size
etc.

Example

<p style="color:red">I am a paragraph</p>

Try it Yourself

You will learn more about styling later in this tutorial, and in our CSS Tutorial.

The lang Attribute


The language of the document can be declared in the <html> tag.

The language is declared with the lang attribute.

Declaring a language is important for accessibility applications (screen readers) and


search engines:

<!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).

The title Attribute


Here, a title attribute is added to the <p> element. The value of the title attribute
will be displayed as a tooltip when you mouse over the paragraph:

Example

<p title="I'm a tooltip">

This is a paragraph.

</p>

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We Suggest: Use Lowercase Attributes


The HTML5 standard does not require lowercase attribute names.

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.

At W3Schools we always use lowercase attribute names.

We Suggest: Quote Attribute Values


The HTML5 standard does not require quotes around attribute values.

The href attribute, demonstrated above, can be written as:


Example

<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:

Example

<p title=About W3Schools>

Try it Yourself

Using quotes are the most common. Omitting quotes can produce errors.

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">


Chapter Summary
All HTML elements can have attributes
The title attribute provides additional "tool-tip" information
The href attribute provides address information for links
The width and height attributes provide size information for images
The alt attribute provides text for screen readers
At W3Schools we always use lowercase attribute names
At W3Schools we always quote attribute values with double quotes

Test Yourself with Exercises!


Exercise 1 Exercise 2 Exercise 3 Exercise 4 Exercise 5

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.

https://www.w3schools.com/html/html_attributes.asp

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