IMG Element | img Object

Embeds an image or a video clip in the document.

Members Table

The following table lists the members exposed by the img object. Click a tab on the left to choose the type of member you want to view.

Attributes/Properties

Attribute	Property	Description
ACCESSKEY	accessKey	Sets or retrieves the accelerator key for the object.
ALIGN	align	Sets or retrieves how the object is aligned with adjacent text.
ALT	alt	Sets or retrieves a text alternative to the graphic.
ATOMICSELECTION		Specifies whether the element and its contents must be selected as a whole, indivisible unit.
BEGIN	begin	Sets or retrieves the delay time before the timeline begins playing on the element.
BORDER	border	Sets or retrieves the width of the border to draw around the object.
	canHaveHTML	Sets or retrieves the value indicating whether the object can contain rich HTML markup.
CLASS	className	Sets or retrieves the class of the object.
	clientHeight	Retrieves the height of the object including padding, but not including margin, border, or scroll bar.
	clientLeft	Retrieves the distance between the offsetLeft property and the true left side of the client area.
	clientTop	Retrieves the distance between the offsetTop property and the true top of the client area.
	clientWidth	Retrieves the width of the object including padding, but not including margin, border, or scroll bar.
	complete	Retrieves whether the object is fully loaded.
DATAFLD	dataFld	Sets or retrieves which field of a given data source, as specified by the dataSrc property, to bind to the specified object.
DATASRC	dataSrc	Sets or retrieves the source of the data for data binding.
DIR	dir	Sets or retrieves the reading order of the object.
	disabled	Sets or retrieves the value that indicates whether the user can interact with the object.
DYNSRC	dynsrc	Sets or retrieves the address of a video clip or VRML world to display in the window.
END	end	Sets or retrieves a value indicating the end time for the element, or the end of the simple duration when the element is set to repeat.
	fileCreatedDate	Retrieves the date the file was created.
	fileModifiedDate	Retrieves the date the file was last modified.
	fileSize	Retrieves the file size.
	fileUpdatedDate	Retrieves the date the file was last updated.
	firstChild	Retrieves a reference to the first child in the childNodes collection of the object.
GALLERYIMG	galleryImg	Sets or retrieves whether the>My Pictures image toolbar is visible for the current image.
	hasMedia	Retrieves a Boolean value that indicates whether the element is an>Introduction to HTML+TIME media element.
HEIGHT	height	Sets or retrieves the height of the object.
HIDEFOCUS	hideFocus	Sets or retrieves the value indicating whether the object visibly indicates that it has focus.
HSPACE	hspace	Sets or retrieves the horizontal margin for the object.
ID	id	Retrieves the string identifying the object.
	isContentEditable	Retrieves the value indicating whether the user can edit the contents of the object.
	isDisabled	Retrieves the value indicating whether the user can interact with the object.
ISMAP	isMap	Sets or retrieves whether the image is a server-side image map.
	isMultiLine	Retrieves the value indicating whether the content of the object contains one or more lines.
	isTextEdit	Retrieves whether a TextRange object can be created using the object.
LANG	lang	Sets or retrieves the language to use.
LANGUAGE	language	Sets or retrieves the language in which the current script is written.
	lastChild	Retrieves a reference to the last child in the childNodes collection of an object.
	longDesc	Sets or retrieves a Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) to a long description of the object.
LOOP	loop	Sets or retrieves the number of times a sound or video clip will loop when activated.
LOWSRC	lowsrc	Sets or retrieves a lower resolution image to display.
NAME	name	Sets or retrieves the name of the object.
	nameProp	Retrieves the file name specified in the href or src property of the object.
	nextSibling	Retrieves a reference to the next child of the parent for the object.
	nodeName	Retrieves the name of a particular type of node.
	nodeType	Retrieves the type of the requested node.
	nodeValue	Sets or retrieves the value of a node.
	offsetHeight	Retrieves the height of the object relative to the layout or coordinate parent, as specified by the offsetParent property.
	offsetLeft	Retrieves the calculated left position of the object relative to the layout or coordinate parent, as specified by the offsetParent property.
	offsetParent	Retrieves a reference to the container object that defines the offsetTop and offsetLeft properties of the object.
	offsetTop	Retrieves the calculated top position of the object relative to the layout or coordinate parent, as specified by the offsetParent property.
	offsetWidth	Retrieves the width of the object relative to the layout or coordinate parent, as specified by the offsetParent property.
	onOffBehavior	Retrieves an object indicating whether the specified Microsoft DirectAnimation® behavior is running.
	outerHTML	Sets or retrieves the object and its content in HTML.
	outerText	Sets or retrieves the text of the object.
	ownerDocument	Sets or retrieves the document object associated with the node.
	parentElement	Retrieves the parent object in the object hierarchy.
	parentNode	Retrieves the parent object in the document hierarchy.
	parentTextEdit	Retrieves the container object in the document hierarchy that can be used to create a TextRange containing the original object.
	previousSibling	Retrieves a reference to the previous child of the parent for the object.
	protocol	Sets or retrieves the protocol portion of a URL.
	readyState	Retrieves a value that indicates the current state of the object.
	recordNumber	Retrieves the ordinal record from the data set that generated the object.
	scopeName	Retrieves the namespace defined for the element.
	scrollHeight	Retrieves the scrolling height of the object.
	scrollLeft	Sets or retrieves the distance between the left edge of the object and the leftmost portion of the content currently visible in the window.
	scrollTop	Sets or retrieves the distance between the top of the object and the topmost portion of the content currently visible in the window.
	scrollWidth	Retrieves the scrolling width of the object.
	sourceIndex	Retrieves the ordinal position of the object, in source order, as the object appears in the document's all collection.
SRC	src	Sets or retrieves a URL to be loaded by the object.
start	start	Sets or retrieves when a video clip file should begin playing.
STYLE		Sets an inline style for the element.
SYNCMASTER	syncMaster	Sets or retrieves whether the time container must synchronize playback to this element.
systemBitrate		Retrieves the approximate bandwidth available to the system in bits-per-second.
systemCaptions		Indicates whether or not to display a text equivalent of the audio portion of the presentation.
systemLanguage		Indicates whether a given language is selected in a user's system preferences.
systemOverdubOrSubtitle		Specifies whether overdubs or subtitles render during a presentation.
TABINDEX	tabIndex	Sets or retrieves the index that defines the tab order for the object.
	tagName	Retrieves the tag name of the object.
	tagUrn	Sets or retrieves the Uniform Resource Name (URN) specified in the namespace declaration.
TIMECONTAINER	timeContainer	Sets or retrieves the type of timeline associated with an element.
TITLE	title	Sets or retrieves advisory information (a ToolTip) for the object.
	uniqueID	Retrieves an autogenerated, unique identifier for the object.
UNSELECTABLE		Specifies that an element cannot be selected.
USEMAP	useMap	Sets or retrieves the URL, often with a bookmark extension (#name), to use as a client-side image map.
VSPACE	vspace	Sets or retrieves the vertical margin for the object.
WIDTH	width	Sets or retrieves the calculated width of the object.

Behaviors

Behavior	Description
clientCaps	Provides information about features supported by Internet Explorer, as well as a way for installing browser components on demand.
download	Downloads a file and notifies a specified callback function when the download is complete.
homePage	Contains information about a user's homepage.
httpFolder	Contains scripting features that enable browser navigation to a folder view.
imageRollover	Provides rollover effects for images.
saveFavorite	Enables the object to persist data in a favorite Web site.
saveHistory	Enables the object to persist data in the browser history.
saveSnapshot	Enables the object to persist data when a Web page is saved.
time	Provides an active timeline for an HTML element.
time2	Provides an active timeline for an HTML element or group of elements.
userData	Enables the object to persist data in user data.

Collections

Collection	Description
all	Returns a reference to the collection of elements contained by the object.
attributes	Retrieves a collection of attributes of the object.
behaviorUrns	Returns a collection of Uniform Resource Name (URN) strings identifying the behaviors attached to the element.
childNodes	Retrieves a collection of HTML Elements and TextNode objects that are direct descendants of the specified object.
children	Retrieves a collection of DHTML Objects that are direct descendants of the object.
filters	Retrieves the collection of filters that have been applied to the object.

Events

Event	Description
onabort	Fires when the user aborts the download of an image.
onactivate	Fires when the object is set as the active element.
onafterupdate	Fires on a databound object after successfully updating the associated data in the data source object.
onbeforeactivate	Fires immediately before the object is set as the active element.
onbeforecopy	Fires on the source object before the selection is copied to the system clipboard.
onbeforecut	Fires on the source object before the selection is deleted from the document.
onbeforedeactivate	Fires immediately before the activeElement is changed from the current object to another object in the parent document.
onbeforepaste	Fires on the target object before the selection is pasted from the system clipboard to the document.
onbeforeupdate	Fires on a databound object before updating the associated data in the data source object.
onblur	Fires when the object loses the input focus.
onclick	Fires when the user clicks the left mouse button on the object.
oncontextmenu	Fires when the user clicks the right mouse button in the client area, opening the context menu.
oncontrolselect	Fires when the user is about to make a control selection of the object.
oncopy	Fires on the source element when the user copies the object or selection, adding it to the system clipboard.
oncut	Fires on the source element when the object or selection is removed from the document and added to the system clipboard.
ondblclick	Fires when the user double-clicks the object.
ondeactivate	Fires when the activeElement is changed from the current object to another object in the parent document.
ondrag	Fires on the source object continuously during a drag operation.
ondragend	Fires on the source object when the user releases the mouse at the close of a drag operation.
ondragenter	Fires on the target element when the user drags the object to a valid drop target.
ondragleave	Fires on the target object when the user moves the mouse out of a valid drop target during a drag operation.
ondragover	Fires on the target element continuously while the user drags the object over a valid drop target.
ondragstart	Fires on the source object when the user starts to drag a text selection or selected object.
ondrop	Fires on the target object when the mouse button is released during a drag-and-drop operation.
onerror	Fires when an error occurs during object loading.
onerrorupdate	Fires on a databound object when an error occurs while updating the associated data in the data source object.
onfilterchange	Fires when a visual filter changes state or completes a transition.
onfocus	Fires when the object receives focus.
onfocusin	Fires for an element just prior to setting focus on that element.
onfocusout	Fires for the current element with focus immediately after moving focus to another element.
onhelp	Fires when the user presses the F1 key while the browser is the active window.
onload	Fires immediately after the browser loads the object.
onlosecapture	Fires when the object loses the mouse capture.
onmousedown	Fires when the user clicks the object with either mouse button.
onmouseenter	Fires when the user moves the mouse pointer into the object.
onmouseleave	Fires when the user moves the mouse pointer outside the boundaries of the object.
onmousemove	Fires when the user moves the mouse over the object.
onmouseout	Fires when the user moves the mouse pointer outside the boundaries of the object.
onmouseover	Fires when the user moves the mouse pointer into the object.
onmouseup	Fires when the user releases a mouse button while the mouse is over the object.
onmousewheel	Fires when the wheel button is rotated.
onmove	Fires when the object moves.
onmoveend	Fires when the object stops moving.
onmovestart	Fires when the object starts to move.
onpaste	Fires on the target object when the user pastes data, transferring the data from the system clipboard to the document.
onpropertychange	Fires when a property changes on the object.
onreadystatechange	Fires when the state of the object has changed.
onresize	Fires when the size of the object is about to change.
onresizeend	Fires when the user finishes changing the dimensions of the object in a control selection.
onresizestart	Fires when the user begins to change the dimensions of the object in a control selection.
onselectstart	Fires when the object is being selected.
ontimeerror	Fires whenever a time-specific error occurs, usually as a result of setting a property to an invalid value.

Filters

Filter property	Description
Alpha	Adjusts the opacity of the content of the object.
AlphaImageLoader	Displays an image within the boundaries of the object and between the object background and content, with options to clip or resize the image. When loading a Portable Network Graphics (PNG) image, tranparency—from zero to 100 percent—is supported.
Barn	Reveals new content of the object with a motion that resembles doors opening or closing.
BasicImage	Adjusts the color processing, image rotation, or opacity of the content of the object.
BlendTrans	Reveals new content of the object by fading the original content.
Blinds	Reveals new content of the object with a motion that appears to open or close blinds.
Blur	Blurs the content of the object so that it appears out of focus.
CheckerBoard	Reveals new content of the object by uncovering squares placed like a checkerboard over the original content.
Chroma	Displays a specific color of the content of the object as transparent.
Compositor	Displays new content of the object as a logical color combination of the new and original content. The color and alpha values of each version of the content are evaluated to determine the final color on the output image.
DropShadow	Creates a solid silhouette of the content of the object, offset in the specified direction. This creates the illusion that the content is floating and casting a shadow.
Emboss	Displays the content of the object as an embossed texture using grayscale values.
Engrave	Displays the content of the object as an engraved texture using grayscale values.
Fade	Reveals new content of the object by fading out the original content.
FlipH	Displays the content of the object flipped across the horizontal axis.
FlipV	Displays the content of the object flipped across the vertical axis.
Glow	Adds radiance around the outside edges of the content of the object so that it appears to glow.
Gradient	Displays a colored surface between the object's background and content.
GradientWipe	Reveals new content of the object by passing a gradient band over the original content.
Gray	Displays the content of the object in grayscale.
ICMFilter	Converts the color content of the object based on an Image Color Management (ICM) profile. This enables improved display of specific content, or simulated display for hardware devices, such as printers or monitors.
Inset	Reveals new content of the object diagonally.
Invert	Reverses the hue, saturation, and brightness values of the content of the object.
Iris	Reveals new content of the object with an iris effect, similar to the opening of a camera aperture.
Light	Creates the effect of a light shining on the content of the object.
MaskFilter	Displays transparent pixels of the object content as a color mask, and makes the nontransparent pixels transparent.
Matrix	Resizes, rotates, or reverses the content of the object using matrix transformation.
MotionBlur	Causes the content of the object to appear to be in motion.
Pixelate	Displays the content of the object as colored squares that take the average color value of the pixels they replace. This filtered display can be used as a transition.
RadialWipe	Reveals new content of the object with a radial wipe, like a windshield-wiper blade.
RandomBars	Reveals new content of the object by exposing random lines of pixels.
RandomDissolve	Reveals new content of the object by exposing random pixels.
Redirect	Not currently supported.
RevealTrans	Reveals new content of the object using one of 24 predefined>Transition effects.
Shadow	Creates a solid silhouette of the content of the object, offset in the specified direction. This creates the illusion of a shadow.
Slide	Reveals new content of the object by sliding sections of the image into place.
Spiral	Reveals new content of the object with a spiral motion.
Stretch	Reveals new content of the object with a stretching motion to cover the original content. One option resembles a cube rotating from one face to another.
Strips	Reveals new content of the object by moving successive strips into place, like a diagonal saw blade passing across the original content.
Wave	Performs a sine wave distortion of the content of the object along the vertical axis.
Wheel	Reveals new content of the object with a rotating motion, like spokes of a wheel covering the original content.
Xray	Changes the color depth of the content of the object and displays it in black and white.
Zigzag	Reveals new content of the object with a forward and back motion that moves down the object.

Methods

Method	Description
addBehavior	Attaches a behavior to the element.
applyElement	Makes the element either a child or parent of another element.
attachEvent	Binds the specified function to an event, so that the function gets called whenever the event fires on the object.
blur	Causes the element to lose focus and fires the onblur event.
clearAttributes	Removes all attributes and values from the object.
click	Simulates a click by causing the onclick event to fire.
cloneNode	Copies a reference to the object from the document hierarchy.
componentFromPoint	Returns the component located at the specified coordinates via certain events.
contains	Checks whether the given element is contained within the object.
detachEvent	Unbinds the specified function from the event, so that the function stops receiving notifications when the event fires.
dragDrop	Initiates a drag event.
fireEvent	Fires a specified event on the object.
focus	Causes the element to receive the focus and executes the code specified by the onfocus event.
getAdjacentText	Returns the adjacent text string.
getAttribute	Retrieves the value of the specified attribute.
getAttributeNode	Retrieves an attribute object referenced by the attribute.name property.
getBoundingClientRect	Retrieves an object that specifies the bounds of a collection of TextRectangle objects.
getClientRects	Retrieves a collection of rectangles that describes the layout of the contents of an object or range within the client. Each rectangle describes a single line.
getElementsByTagName	Retrieves a collection of objects based on the specified element name.
getExpression	Retrieves the expression for the given property.
hasChildNodes	Returns a value that indicates whether the object has children.
insertAdjacentElement	Inserts an element at the specified location.
insertAdjacentHTML	Inserts the given HTML text into the element at the location.
insertAdjacentText	Inserts the given text into the element at the specified location.
mergeAttributes	Copies all read/write attributes to the specified element.
normalize	Merges adjacent TextNode objects to produce a normalized document object model.
releaseCapture	Removes mouse capture from the object in the current document.
removeAttribute	Removes the given attribute from the object.
removeAttributeNode	Removes an attribute object from the object.
removeBehavior	Detaches a behavior from the element.
removeExpression	Removes the expression from the specified property.
replaceAdjacentText	Replaces the text adjacent to the element.
scrollIntoView	Causes the object to scroll into view, aligning it either at the top or bottom of the window.
setActive	Sets the object as active without setting focus to the object.
setAttribute	Sets the value of the specified attribute.
setAttributeNode	Sets an attribute object node as part of the object.
setCapture	Sets the mouse capture to the object belonging to the current document.
setExpression	Sets an expression for the specified object.
swapNode	Exchanges the location of two objects in the document hierarchy.

Objects

Object	Description
currentStyle	Represents the cascaded format and style of the object as specified by global style sheets, inline styles, and HTML attributes.
runtimeStyle	Represents the cascaded format and style of the object that overrides the format and style specified in global style sheets, inline styles, and HTML attributes.
style	Represents the current settings of all possible inline styles for a given element.

Styles

Style attribute	Style property	Description
background	background	Sets or retrieves up to five separate background properties of the object.
background-attachment	backgroundAttachment	Sets or retrieves how the background image is attached to the object within the document.
background-color	backgroundColor	Sets or retrieves the color behind the content of the object.
background-image	backgroundImage	Sets or retrieves the background image of the object.
background-position	backgroundPosition	Sets or retrieves the position of the background of the object.
background-position-x	backgroundPositionX	Sets or retrieves the x-coordinate of the backgroundPosition property.
background-position-y	backgroundPositionY	Sets or retrieves the y-coordinate of the backgroundPosition property.
background-repeat	backgroundRepeat	Sets or retrieves how the backgroundImage property of the object is tiled.
behavior	behavior	Sets or retrieves the location of the Introduction to DHTML Behaviors.
border	border	Sets or retrieves the properties to draw around the object.
border-bottom	borderBottom	Sets or retrieves the properties of the bottom border of the object.
border-bottom-color	borderBottomColor	Sets or retrieves the color of the bottom border of the object.
border-bottom-style	borderBottomStyle	Sets or retrieves the style of the bottom border of the object.
border-bottom-width	borderBottomWidth	Sets or retrieves the width of the bottom border of the object.
border-color	borderColor	Sets or retrieves the border color of the object.
border-left	borderLeft	Sets or retrieves the properties of the left border of the object.
border-left-color	borderLeftColor	Sets or retrieves the color of the left border of the object.
border-left-style	borderLeftStyle	Sets or retrieves the style of the left border of the object.
border-left-width	borderLeftWidth	Sets or retrieves the width of the left border of the object.
border-right	borderRight	Sets or retrieves the properties of the right border of the object.
border-right-color	borderRightColor	Sets or retrieves the color of the right border of the object.
border-right-style	borderRightStyle	Sets or retrieves the style of the right border of the object.
border-right-width	borderRightWidth	Sets or retrieves the width of the right border of the object.
border-style	borderStyle	Sets or retrieves the style of the left, right, top, and bottom borders of the object.
border-top	borderTop	Sets or retrieves the properties of the top border of the object.
border-top-color	borderTopColor	Sets or retrieves the color of the top border of the object.
border-top-style	borderTopStyle	Sets or retrieves the style of the top border of the object.
border-top-width	borderTopWidth	Sets or retrieves the width of the top border of the object.
border-width	borderWidth	Sets or retrieves the width of the left, right, top, and bottom borders of the object.
bottom	bottom	Sets or retrieves the bottom position of the object in relation to the bottom of the next positioned object in the document hierarchy.
clear	clear	Sets or retrieves whether the object allows floating objects on its left side, right side, or both, so that the next text displays past the floating objects.
clip	clip	Sets or retrieves which part of a positioned object is visible.
cursor	cursor	Sets or retrieves the type of cursor to display as the mouse pointer moves over the object.
direction	direction	Sets or retrieves the reading order of the object.
display	display	Sets or retrieves whether the object is rendered.
filter	filter	Sets or retrieves the filter or collection of filters applied to the object.
font	font	Sets or retrieves a combination of separate font properties of the object. Alternatively, sets or retrieves one or more of six user-preference fonts.
font-family	fontFamily	Sets or retrieves the name of the font used for text in the object.
font-style	fontStyle	Sets or retrieves the font style of the object as italic, normal, or oblique.
font-variant	fontVariant	Sets or retrieves whether the text of the object is in small capital letters.
font-weight	fontWeight	Sets or retrieves the weight of the font of the object.
	hasLayout	Retrieves a value that indicates whether the object has layout.
height	height	Sets or retrieves the height of the object.
layout-grid	layoutGrid	Sets or retrieves the composite document grid properties that specify the layout of text characters.
layout-grid-mode	layoutGridMode	Sets or retrieves whether the text layout grid uses two dimensions.
left	left	Sets or retrieves the position of the object relative to the left edge of the next positioned object in the document hierarchy.
letter-spacing	letterSpacing	Sets or retrieves the amount of additional space between letters in the object.
line-height	lineHeight	Sets or retrieves the distance between lines in the object.
margin	margin	Sets or retrieves the width of the top, right, bottom, and left margins of the object.
margin-bottom	marginBottom	Sets or retrieves the height of the bottom margin of the object.
margin-left	marginLeft	Sets or retrieves the width of the left margin of the object.
margin-right	marginRight	Sets or retrieves the width of the right margin of the object.
margin-top	marginTop	Sets or retrieves the height of the top margin of the object.
padding	padding	Sets or retrieves the amount of space to insert between the object and its margin or, if there is a border, between the object and its border.
padding-bottom	paddingBottom	Sets or retrieves the amount of space to insert between the bottom border of the object and the content.
padding-left	paddingLeft	Sets or retrieves the amount of space to insert between the left border of the object and the content.
padding-right	paddingRight	Sets or retrieves the amount of space to insert between the right border of the object and the content.
padding-top	paddingTop	Sets or retrieves the amount of space to insert between the top border of the object and the content.
	pixelBottom	Sets or retrieves the bottom position of the object.
	pixelHeight	Sets or retrieves the height of the object.
	pixelLeft	Sets or retrieves the left position of the object.
	pixelRight	Sets or retrieves the right position of the object.
	pixelTop	Sets or retrieves the top position of the object.
	pixelWidth	Sets or retrieves the width of the object.
	posBottom	Sets or retrieves the bottom position of the object in the units specified by the bottom attribute.
	posHeight	Sets or retrieves the height of the object in the units specified by the height attribute.
position	position	Sets or retrieves the type of positioning used for the object.
	posLeft	Sets or retrieves the left position of the object in the units specified by the left attribute.
	posRight	Sets or retrieves the right position of the object in the units specified by the right attribute.
	posTop	Sets or retrieves the top position of the object in the units specified by the top attribute.
	posWidth	Sets or retrieves the width of the object in the units specified by the width attribute.
right	right	Sets or retrieves the position of the object relative to the right edge of the next positioned object in the document hierarchy.
float	styleFloat	Sets or retrieves on which side of the object the text will flow.
text-autospace	textAutospace	Sets or retrieves the autospacing and narrow space width adjustment of text.
text-underline-position	textUnderlinePosition	Sets or retrieves the position of the underline decoration that is set through the textDecoration property of the object.
top	top	Sets or retrieves the position of the object relative to the top of the next positioned object in the document hierarchy.
unicode-bidi	unicodeBidi	Sets or retrieves the level of embedding with respect to the bidirectional algorithm.
vertical-align	verticalAlign	Sets or retrieves the vertical alignment of the object.
visibility	visibility	Sets or retrieves whether the content of the object is displayed.
word-spacing	wordSpacing	Sets or retrieves the amount of additional space between words in the object.
word-wrap	wordWrap	Sets or retrieves whether to break words when the content exceeds the boundaries of its container.
zoom	zoom	Sets or retrieves the magnification scale of the object.

Remarks

This element does not fire the onfocus event when it receives the input focus, unless it has been associated with a MAP element.

The following image and video file formats are supported as of Internet Explorer 5.

• .avi—Audio-Visual Interleaved (AVI)
• .bmp—Windows Bitmap (BMP)
• .emf—Windows Enhanced Metafile (EMF)
• .gif—Graphics Interchange Format (GIF)
• .jpg, .jpeg—Joint Photographic Experts Group (JPEG)
• .mov—Apple QuickTime Movie (MOV)
• .mpg, .mpeg—Motion Picture Experts Group (MPEG)
• .png—Portable Network Graphics (PNG)
• .wmf—Windows Metafile (WMF)
• .xbm—X Bitmap (XBM)

When using the IMG element to display a static image, specify the URL of the image file with the SRC attribute. When using the IMG element to display a video clip or virtual reality modeling language (VRML) world, specify the URL with the DYNSRC attribute.

The img element is available in HTML as of Internet Explorer 3.0, and in script as of Internet Explorer 4.0.

This element is an inline element.

This element does not require a closing tag.

Example

The following example shows how to use the IMG element to embed a bitmap image (.bmp) on a page.

<IMG SRC=mygraphic.bmp>

Standards Information

object is defined in HTML 3.2  and defined in World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Document Object Model (DOM) Level 1 .

See Also

input