HTML images with the img element

The <img> element embeds an image in a page using its source URL.

Minimal example

<img src="images/cat.jpg" alt="A cat sitting by a window">

The browser loads the file named by src. The alt text is useful when the image cannot be seen.

Common mistakes

• Check the image path and filename case.
• Do not repeat information already given nearby in alt.
• Use an empty alt="" only for decorative images.