Platinum Edition Using XHTML™, XML, and Java™ 2

Layout Considerations When Using the <img /> Element

After you have an image stored and ready to be posted on the Web, you must use the XHTML <img /> element to place the image on a page. <img /> is a standalone element that takes the attributes shown in Table 5.1. According to the XHTML 1.0 standard, only the src and alt attributes are mandatory. You will quickly find, however, that you want to use many of the attributes.

Table 5.1. Attributes of the <img /> Element

Attribute	Purpose
alt	Supplies a text-based alternative for the image
align	Controls alignment of text following the image
border	Specifies the size of the border to place around the image
height	Specifies the height of the image in pixels
hspace	Controls the amount of whitespace to the left ...