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HTML ATTRIBUTES

COMPUTER ELECTIVE 7
HTML ATTRIBUTES
•HTML attributes provide
additional information
about HTML elements.
HTML ATTRIBUTES
• 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>
THE SRC ATTRIBUTE

• 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">
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.
TWO WAYS TO SPECIFY THE URL IN THE SRC
ATTRIBUTE:
• 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):

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


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>
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:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<body>
...
</body>
</html>
THE LANG ATTRIBUTE
• 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>
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>
W3CSCHOOLS 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.
W3CSCHOOLS 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.
• Good:
<a href="https://www.w3schools.com/html/">Visit our HTML
tutorial</a>
• Bad:
<a href=https://www.w3schools.com/html/>Visit our HTML tutorial</a>
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'>


LONG QUIZ NEXT WEEK

• Pointers:

1. Introduction to HTML
2. HTML Elements
3. HTML Attributes

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