Name

LONGDESC — NN n/a IE n/a HTML 4

Synopsis

LONGDESC=”URL"

Optional

Specifies a URL of a document that contains a longer description of the element than what the content of the ALT or TITLE attributes reveal. One application of this attribute in future browsers is to retrieve an annotated description of the element for users who cannot read the browser screen.

Example

<IMG LONGDESC="navDesc.html" ALT="Navigation Bar" SRC="navbar.jpg">

Value

Any valid URL, including complete and relative URLs.

Default

None.

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