2. html attributes
- 1. Attributes provide additionalinformation about HTML elements. By: Muhammad Toqeer Iqbal Toqeer.94@gmail.com
- 2. HTML Attributes All HTMLelements 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"
- 3. The href Attribute HTMLlinks are defined with the <a> tag. The link address is specified in the href attribute: You will learn more about links and the <a> tag later in this tutorial. <a href="https://www.google.com">This is a link</a>
- 4. The src Attribute HTMLimages are defined with the <img> tag. The filename of the image source is specified in the src attribute: <img src="img.jpg">
- 5. The width andheight Attributes Images in HTML have a set of size attributes, which specifies the width and height of the image: The image size is specified in pixels: width="500" means 500 pixels wide. <img src="img.jpg" width="500" height="600">
- 6. The alt Attribute Thealt 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. <img src="img_girl.jpg" alt="Girl with a jacket"> The alt attribute is also useful if the image does not exist:
- 7. The style Attribute Thestyle attribute is used to specify the styling of an element, like color, font, size etc. <p style="color:red;">I am a paragraph</p>
- 8. The lang Attribute Thelanguage 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> The first two letters specify the language (en). If there is a dialect, use two more letters (US).
- 9. 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: <p title="I'm a tooltip“>This is a paragraph.</p>
- 10. Use Lowercase Attributes TheHTML5 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.
- 11. Quote Attribute Values TheHTML5 standard does not require quotes around attribute values. The href attribute, demonstrated above, can be written as: 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: <a href=https://www.google.com> <p title=About Google> • Using quotes are the most common. Omitting quotes can produce errors.
- 12. Single or DoubleQuotes? 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 quotes: <p title='John "ShotGun" Nelson'> <p title="John 'ShotGun' Nelson">