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HTML Attributes
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Attributes provide additional information about HTML elements.
HTML Attributes
All HTML elements can have attributes
Attributes provide additional information about an element
Attributes are always specified in the start tag
Attributes usually come in name/value pairs like: name="value"
The lang Attribute
The language of the document can be declared in the <html> tag.
The language is declared with the lang attribute.
Declaring a language is important for accessibility applications (screen readers) and search engines:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en-US">
<body>
...
</body>
</html>
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The first two letters specify the language (en). If there is a dialect, use two more letters (US).
The title Attribute
Here, a title attribute is added to the <p> element. The value of the title attribute will be displayed
as a tooltip when you mouse over the paragraph:
Example
<p title="I'm a tooltip">
This is a paragraph.
</p>
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The href Attribute
HTML links are defined with the <a> tag. The link address is specified in the href attribute:
Example
<a href="https://www.w3schools.com">This is a link</a>
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You will learn more about links and the <a> tag later in this tutorial.
Size Attributes
HTML images are defined with the <img> tag.
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The filename of the source (src), and the size of the image (width and height) are all provided as
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attributes:
Example
<img src="w3schools.jpg" width="104" height="142">
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The image size is specified in pixels: width="104" means 104 screen pixels wide.
You will learn more about images and the <img> tag later in this tutorial.
The alt Attribute
The alt attribute specifies an alternative text to be used, when an image cannot be displayed.
The value of the attribute can be read by screen readers. This way, someone "listening" to the
webpage, e.g. a blind person, can "hear" the element.
Example
<img src="w3schools.jpg" alt="W3Schools.com" width="104" height="142">
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We Suggest: Use Lowercase Attributes
The HTML5 standard does not require lowercase attribute names.
The title attribute can be written with uppercase or lowercase like title or TITLE.
W3C recommends lowercase in HTML, and demands lowercase for stricter document types like
XHTML.
At W3Schools we always use lowercase attribute names.
We Suggest: Quote Attribute Values
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The HTML5 standard does not require quotes around attribute values.
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The href attribute, demonstrated above, can be written as:
Example
<a href=https://www.w3schools.com>
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W3C recommends quotes in HTML, and demands quotes for stricter document types like XHTML.
Sometimes it is necessary to use quotes. This example will not display the title attribute correctly,
because it contains a space:
Example
<p title=About W3Schools>
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Using quotes are the most common. Omitting quotes can produce errors.
At W3Schools we always use quotes around attribute values.
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
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quotes:
<p title='John "ShotGun" Nelson'>
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Or vice versa:
<p title="John 'ShotGun' Nelson">
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Chapter Summary
All HTML elements can have attributes
The title attribute provides additional "tool-tip" information
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The width and height attributes provide size information for images
The alt attribute provides text for screen readers
At W3Schools we always use lowercase attribute names
At W3Schools we always quote attribute values with double quotes
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HTML Attributes
Below is an alphabetical list of some attributes often used in HTML:
Attribute Description
alt Specifies an alternative text for an image, when the image cannot be displayed
disabled Specifies that an input element should be disabled
href Specifies the URL (web address) for a link
id Specifies a unique id for an element
src Specifies the URL (web address) for an image
style Specifies an inline CSS style for an element
title Specifies extra information about an element (displayed as a tool tip)
A complete list of all attributes for each HTML element, is listed in our: HTML Attribute Reference.
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