HTML attributes provide additional information about HTML elements.
HTML Attributes
- All HTML elements can have attributes
- Attributes provide additional information about elements
- Attributes are always specified in the start tag
- Attributes usually come in name/value pairs like: name="value"
The href Attribute
The Visit our HTML tutorial
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Sometimes you have to use quotes. This example will not display the title attribute correctly, because it contains a space:
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:
Or vice versa:
Chapter Summary
- All HTML elements can have attributes
- The
hrefattribute of - The
srcattribute of - The
widthandheightattributes ofprovide size information for images - The
altattribute of - The
styleattribute is used to add styles to an element, such as color, font, size, and more - The
langattribute of thetag declares the language of the Web page - The
titleattribute defines some extra information about an element
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HTML Attribute Reference
A complete list of all attributes for each HTML element, is listed in our: HTML Attribute Reference.