Embeds an image or a video clip in the document.

Members Table

The following table lists the members exposed by the img object.

Attributes/Properties

Show: Attributes/Properties Behaviors Collections Events Filters Methods Objects Prototypes Styles

Attribute Property Description ACCESSKEY accessKey Sets or retrieves the access 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. aria-activedescendant   ariaActivedescendant Sets or retrieves the currently active child element. aria-busy   ariaBusy Sets or retrieves a value indicating whether a live region is finished updating. aria-checked   ariaChecked Sets or retrieves the checked state of this element. aria-controls   ariaControls Sets or retrieves the list of elements that are controlled by the current element. aria-describedby   ariaDescribedby Sets or retrieves a list of elements that describe the current object. aria-disabled   ariaDisabled Sets or retrieves the disabled state of this element. aria-expanded   ariaExpanded Sets or retrieves the expanded state of this element. aria-flowto   ariaFlowto Sets or retrieves the recommended reading order of content. aria-haspopup   ariaHaspopup Sets or retrieves a value indicating whether this element may display a pop-up window. aria-hidden   ariaHidden Sets or retrieves the hidden state of this element. aria-invalid   ariaInvalid Sets or retrieves the error state of this element. aria-labelledby   ariaLabelledby Sets or retrieves a list of elements that provide a label for the current object. aria-level   ariaLevel Sets or retrieves the level of this element. aria-live   ariaLive Sets or retrieves how assistive technology should announce updates to live regions. aria-multiselect   ariaMultiselect Sets or retrieves the multiple-selection state of this element. aria-owns   ariaOwns Sets or retrieves a list of child objects, including elements that are not direct descendants of the current object. aria-posinset   ariaPosinset Sets or retrieves the current position of an item within a set. aria-pressed   ariaPressed Sets or retrieves the pressed state of a button that can be toggled. aria-readonly   ariaReadonly Sets or retrieves the read-only state of this element. aria-relevant   ariaRelevant Sets or retrieves which changes to a live region are relevant. aria-required   ariaRequired Sets or retrieves the form-completion requirement of this element. aria-secret   ariaSecret Sets or retrieves the secret state of this element. aria-selected   ariaSelected Sets or retrieves the selection state of this element. aria-setsize   ariaSetsize Sets or retrieves the set size of this element. aria-valuemax   ariaValuemax Sets or retrieves the maximum value that a user can provide. aria-valuemin   ariaValuemin Sets or retrieves the minimum value that a user can provide. aria-valuenow   ariaValuenow Sets or retrieves the current value of the element. ATOMICSELECTION Specifies whether the element and its contents must be selected as a whole, indivisible unit. attributes   Retrieves a collection of attributes of the object. BORDER border Sets or retrieves the width of the border to draw around the object. canHaveHTML canHaveHTML 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. constructor   Returns a reference to the constructor of an object. DATAFLD dataFld Sets or retrieves a 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. DYNSRC dynsrc Sets or retrieves the address of a video clip or VRML world to display in the window. 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 Obsolete. Sets or retrieves whether the My Pictures image toolbar is visible for the current image. HEIGHT height Sets or retrieves the height of the object. HIDEFOCUS hideFocus Sets or gets the value that indicates whether the object visibly shows that it has focus. HREF href Sets or retrieves a destination URL or an anchor point. HSPACE hspace Sets or retrieves the horizontal margin for the object. ID id Sets or retrieves the string identifying the object. isContentEditable Gets the value that indicates whether the user can edit the contents of the object. isDisabled Gets the value that indicates 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 Gets an object that indicates 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 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. role   role Sets or retrieves the role for this element. scopeName Gets 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. 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 gets the Uniform Resource Name (URN) specified in the namespace declaration. 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. vrml Sets or retrieves the URL of the virtual reality modeling language (VRML) world to be displayed in the window. VSPACE vspace Sets or retrieves the vertical margin for the object. WIDTH width Sets or retrieves the calculated width of the object. 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. Collection Description all Returns a reference to the collection of elements contained by the object. attributes Retrieves the collection of attributes belonging to 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. 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. oncellchange Fires when data changes in the data provider. 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. ondataavailable Fires periodically as data arrives from data source objects that asynchronously transmit their data. ondatasetchanged Fires when the data set exposed by a data source object changes. ondatasetcomplete Fires to indicate that all data is available from the data source object. 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. onlayoutcomplete Fires when the print or print preview layout process finishes filling the current LayoutRect object with content from the source document. 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. onrowenter Fires to indicate that the current row has changed in the data source and new data values are available on the object. onrowexit Fires just before the data source control changes the current row in the object. onrowsdelete Fires when rows are about to be deleted from the recordset. onrowsinserted Fires just after new rows are inserted in the current recordset. onscroll Fires when the user repositions the scroll box in the scroll bar on the object. 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. 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 color gradient 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 squares that take on 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. 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. doScroll Simulates a click on a scroll bar component. 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. hasAttribute   Determines whether an attribute with the specified name exists. 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. querySelector   Retrieves the first Document Object Model (DOM) element node from descendants of the starting element node that match any selector within the supplied selector string. querySelectorAll   Retrieves all DOM element nodes from descendants of the starting element node that match any selector within the supplied selector strings. releaseCapture Removes mouse capture from the object in the current document. removeAttribute Removes an attribute from an 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 that belongs to the current document. setExpression Sets an expression for the specified object. swapNode Exchanges the location of two objects in the document hierarchy. 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. Object Description HTMLImageElement Constructor   Defines the properties and methods inherited by objects in the HTMLImageElement Constructor prototype chain. Style attribute Style property Description :active :active Sets the style of an element when it is engaged or active. :after   :after Defines generated content that appears after an element. :before   :before Defines generated content that appears before an element. :first-child :first-child Applies one or more styles to any element that is the first child of its parent. :focus   :focus Sets the style of an element when it gains focus. :hover :hover Sets the style of an element when the user hovers the mouse pointer over the element. :lang   :lang(C) In a document, selects the elements that are in a given language. 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. -ms-background-position-x backgroundPositionX Sets or retrieves the x-coordinate of the backgroundPosition property. -ms-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. -ms-behavior behavior Sets or retrieves the location of the Dynamic HTML (DHTML) behavior. 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. box-sizing   boxSizing Sets or retrieves the box model to use for object sizing. 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. content   content Sets or retrieves generated content to insert before or after an element. counter-increment   counterIncrement Sets or retrieves a list of counters to increment. counter-reset   counterReset Sets or retrieves a list of counters to create or reset to zero. 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. -ms-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. fontWeight Gets the numeric weight of the font of the object. font-weight fontWeight Sets or retrieves the weight of the font of the object. hasLayout Gets a value that indicates whether the object has layout. height height Sets or retrieves the height of the object. -ms-layout-grid layoutGrid Sets or retrieves the composite document grid properties that specify the layout of text characters. -ms-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. max-height maxHeight Sets or retrieves the maximum height for an element. max-width maxWidth Sets or retrieves the maximum width for an element. min-height minHeight Sets or retrieves the minimum height for an element. min-width minWidth Sets or retrieves the minimum width for an element. -ms-block-progression   msBlockProgression Sets or retrieves the block progression and layout orientation. -ms-interpolation-mode msInterpolationMode Sets or retrieves the interpolation (resampling) method used to stretch images. outline   outline Sets or retrieves the color, style, and width of the outline frame. outline-color   outlineColor Sets or retrieves the color of the outline frame. outline-style   outlineStyle Sets or retrieves the style of the outline frame. outline-width   outlineWidth Sets or retrieves the width of the outline frame. 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. quotes   quotes Sets or retrieves the pairs of strings to be used as quotes in generated content. 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. -ms-text-autospace textAutospace Sets or retrieves the autospacing and narrow space width adjustment of text. -ms-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. -ms-word-wrap wordWrap Sets or retrieves whether to break words when the content exceeds the boundaries of its container. -ms-zoom zoom Sets or retrieves the magnification scale of the object.

Remarks

  Internet Explorer 8 and later. In IE8 mode, the title attribute is preferred over the alt attribute when specified as a pop-up tooltip for an img element. In addition, the value of the longDesc attribute depends on the current document compatibility mode.

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.

• .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)

The X Bitmap (XBM) file format is no longer supported as of Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 for Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2).

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 VRML world, specify the URL with the DYNSRC attribute.

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" onmouseout="alert('Out');" onmouseover="alert('Over');" 
style="filter:progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Alpha(opacity=50);">

Standards Information

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

See Also

Alpha, How to Apply a Transition on an Image, input type=image, Build Flexible, Lightweight XML-Based Images for ASP.NET Using Scalable Vector Graphics