How to Insert Images in HTML | An HTML5 Image Tutorial

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Learn how to insert images in HTML. In this HTML5 image tutorial, you will learn about the img element and the attributes this HTML tag requires to display images on your web pages. You will also discover some good image resources along the way.

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How to Insert Images in HTML | An HTML5 Image Tutorial

(00:00) Intro
(00:05) Welcome
(00:25) Setup
(01:05) Image Files
(02:29) img element
(06:15) width and height attributes
(08:40) Insert a 2nd image
(11:34) Loading attribute and β€œbelow the fold”
(17:59) figure and figcaption elements
(19:58) Adding a 3rd image
(23:23) figure is not just for images
(25:50) Validate your HTML code
(26:52) Image resources

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HTML Entities Character Chart: https://html.spec.whatwg.org/multipage/named-characters.html#named-character-references

πŸ–ΌοΈ Image Resources:
Placeholder Image Generators:
https://loremipsum.io/21-of-the-best-placeholder-image-generators/
Sites with Freely-Usable Images:
https://unsplash.com/
https://www.pexels.com/
https://gratisography.com/
https://pixabay.com/
Image Editing / Resizing Software:
For Windows: https://www.irfanview.com/
As a Service: https://www.canva.com/
Suggestions for Mac:
https://www.cleverfiles.com/howto/top-5-photo-editing-apps-mac.html
Full Featured Editor for Windows/Mac/Linux:
https://www.gimp.org/
Image Compression (shrink file size):
https://tinypng.com/

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