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  • 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

  • HTML Tag Reference

    Tag Description <html> Defines the root of an HTML document <body> Defines the document’s body <h1> to <h6> Defines HTML headings

  • Empty HTML Elements

    HTML elements with no content are called empty elements. The <br> tag defines a line break, and is an empty element without a closing tag: Example <p>This is a <br> paragraph with a line break.</p>

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