Content model #

Attribute model #

Element-specific attributes #

src = uri

A URL referencing a non-interactive, optionally animated, image that is neither paged nor scripted.

alt = normal-character-data

The fallback content for the image.

height = integer.non-negative

The height of the image, in CSS pixels.

width = integer.non-negative

The width of the image, in CSS pixels.

usemap = hash-name

A hash-name reference to a map element with which to associate the image.

ismap = "ismap" | ""

Specifies that its img element provides access to a server-side image map.

border = zero

Specifies that its img element represents a borderless image.

Assertions #

• The element “img” with the attribute “usemap” must not appear as a descendant of the “a” element.
• The element “img” with the attribute “usemap” must not appear as a descendant of the “button” element.
• The “img” element with the “ismap” attribute set must have an “a” ancestor with the “href” attribute.

Tag omission #

The img element is a void element. An img element must have a start tag but must not have an end tag.

Permitted contexts #

• common.elem.phrasing