Images: Review

Here are the latest additions to your arsenal of webpage designing tools:

ATTRIBUTE DESCRIPTION
alt The HTML attribute that defines an alternate text for an image, if it cannot be displayed
height The HTML attribute that defines the height of an image
src The HTML attribute that defines the URL of an image
usemap The HTML attribute within the <img> element which points to an image-map
width The HTML attribute that defines the width of an image

PROPERTY
float The CSS property that lets an image float
height The CSS property that defines the height of an image (recommended)
width The CSS property that defines the width of an image (recommended)

TAG
<area> The HTML element that defines a clickable area inside an image-map
<img> The HTML element that defines an image
<map> The HTML element that defines an image-map

Loading images takes time. Large images can slow down your page. People do not like to wait, so use images carefully.

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