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HTML Attributes

Attributes provide additional information about HTML elements and are specified in start tags. Common attributes include title for adding tooltips, href for linking, src and alt for images, and lang for specifying the language. Attributes should be in lowercase and values should be enclosed in double quotes according to recommendations.

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HTML Attributes

Attributes provide additional information about HTML elements and are specified in start tags. Common attributes include title for adding tooltips, href for linking, src and alt for images, and lang for specifying the language. Attributes should be in lowercase and values should be enclosed in double quotes according to recommendations.

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HTML Attributes

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HTML Attributes
 All HTML elements can have attributes
 Attributes provide additional information about an element
 Attributes are always specified in the start tag > ATRIBUT SELALU ADA DI
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 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>

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>

The href Attribute


HTML links are defined with the <a> tag. The link address is specified in the href attribute:

Example

<a href="http://www.w3schools.com">This is a link</a>

You will learn more about links and the <a> tag later in this tutorial.

Size Attributes
HTML images are defined with the <img> tag.

The filename of the source (src), and the size of the image (width and height) are all
provided as attributes:

Example

<img src="w3schools.jpg" width="104" height="142">

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">

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 and/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


The HTML5 standard does not require quotes around attribute values.

The href attribute, demonstrated above, can be written as:

Example

<a href=http://www.w3schools.com>

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>

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 quotes:

<p title='John "ShotGun" Nelson'>

Or vice versa:

<p title="John 'ShotGun' Nelson">


Chapter Summary
 All HTML elements can have attributes
 The title attribute provides additional "tool-tip" information
 The href attribute provides address information for links
 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

Test Yourself with Exercises!

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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