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  • 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 quotes: <p title=’John “ShotGun” Nelson’> Or vice versa: <p title=”John ‘ShotGun’ Nelson”>

  • We Suggest: Always Use Lowercase Attributes

    The HTML standard does not require lowercase attribute names. The title attribute (and all other attributes) can be written with uppercase or lowercase like title or TITLE. However, W3C recommends lowercase attributes in HTML, and demands lowercase attributes for stricter document types like XHTML

  • The title Attribute

    The title attribute defines some extra information about an element. The value of the title attribute will be displayed as a tooltip when you mouse over the element: Example <p title=”I’m a tooltip”>This is a paragraph.</p>

  • The lang Attribute

    You should always include the lang attribute inside the <html> tag, to declare the language of the Web page. This is meant to assist search engines and browsers. The following example specifies English as the language: <!DOCTYPE html><html lang=”en”><body>…</body></html> Country codes can also be added to the language code in the lang attribute. So, the first two characters define the language of the […]

  • The style Attribute

    The style attribute is used to add styles to an element, such as color, font, size, and more. Example <p style=”color:red;”>This is a red paragraph.</p>

  • The alt Attribute

    The required alt attribute for the <img> tag specifies an alternate text for an image, if the image for some reason cannot be displayed. This can be due to a slow connection, or an error in the src attribute, or if the user uses a screen reader. Example <img src=”img_girl.jpg” alt=”Girl with a jacket”>

  • The width and height Attributes

    The <img> tag should also contain the width and height attributes, which specify the width and height of the image (in pixels): Example <img src=”img_girl.jpg” width=”500″ height=”600″>

  • The src Attribute

    The <img> tag is used to embed an image in an HTML page. The src attribute specifies the path to the image to be displayed: Example <img src=”img_girl.jpg”>

  • The href Attribute

    The <a> tag defines a hyperlink. The href attribute specifies the URL of the page the link goes to:

  • HTML Attributes

    HTML attributes provide additional information about HTML elements. HTML Attributes

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