Chapter 12. Images and Objects

In addition to text content, web pages may include a wide range of multimedia objects, including images, image maps, Java applets, video, Flash movies, even other HTML documents. This chapter focuses on the (X)HTML elements defined for adding images and media objects, including:

img

Adds an image

map

The map used for an image map

area

A geometric region in an image map

object

A generic media object

param

Specifies values for an object necessary at runtime

embed

Embeds media requiring plug-ins (nonstandard)

noembed

Content displayed if embedded media is not supported (nonstandard)

applet

Adds an applet (deprecated)

iframe

A floating frame that displays an external HTML document

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