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HTML File Paths

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A file path describes the location of a file in a web site's folder structure.

File Path Examples


Path Description

<img src="picture.jpg"> The "picture.jpg" file is located in the same folder as the
page

<img src="images/picture.jpg"> The "picture.jpg" file is located in the images folder in th


folder

<img src="/images/picture.jpg"> The "picture.jpg" file is located in the images folder at th


the current web

<img src="../picture.jpg"> The "picture.jpg" file is located in the folder one level up
current folder

HTML File Paths


A file path describes the location of a file in a web site's folder structure.

File paths are used when linking to external files, like:

 Web pages
 Images
 Style sheets
 JavaScripts

Absolute File Paths


An absolute file path is the full URL to a file:

Example
<img src="https://www.w3schools.com/images/picture.jpg" al
t="Mountain">

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The <img> tag is explained in the chapter: HTML Images.

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Relative File Paths


A relative file path points to a file relative to the current page.

In the following example, the file path points to a file in the images folder
located at the root of the current web:

Example
<img src="/images/picture.jpg" alt="Mountain">

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In the following example, the file path points to a file in the images folder
located in the current folder:

Example
<img src="images/picture.jpg" alt="Mountain">

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In the following example, the file path points to a file in the images folder
located in the folder one level up from the current folder:

Example
<img src="../images/picture.jpg" alt="Mountain">

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Best Practice
It is best practice to use relative file paths (if possible).

When using relative file paths, your web pages will not be bound to your current
base URL. All links will work on your own computer (localhost) as well as on your
current public domain and your future public domains.

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