How Does HTML Embed Pictures?
Internet Browsers are designed to embed images in GIF, JPEG, or PNG format, with the latest browsers also supporting the W3C approved SVG format for display. HTML code will provide a reference to an image that is stored on a web server along with size and other meta information in order to display the picture properly in a web page. If the image can not be retrieved from the web server, alternative display information is included in order to provide a text display or alternative information for those who are unable to view pictures. One of common tags used for displaying images in HTML documents is the tag. For example, to include an image in the previously example, add the following line of HTML code in between the opening and closing
The image code will attempt to retrieve the image and will alternatively display the text “my test image” to the end user in the event the image can not be download
