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HTML DOM Image alt attribute

Image Object Reference Image Object

Definition and Usage

alt property sets or returns the image alt attribute values.

Replacement text alt attribute specifies the image does not display properly (Suman, image link errors) appears after.

Note: The text prompt will appear after Internet Explorer browser mouse over img element, which is not the norm, according to the HTML specification.All other browser only displayed when pictures can not display alt text.

Tip: If you want to create an image toolbar, use the title attribute.

grammar

imageObject.alt=text


Browser Support

Internet ExplorerFirefoxOperaGoogle ChromeSafari

All major browsers support the alt attribute


Examples

Examples

Return to image replacement text:

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<title>本教程(w3big.com)</title>
</head>
<body>

<img id="compman" src="compman.gif" alt="Crazy computerman" width="107" height="98">
<p>alt属性值为:
<script>
document.write(document.getElementById("compman").alt);
</script>
</p>

</body>
</html>

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Image Object Reference Image Object