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The ALT Attribute

The ALT attribute is used to defi ne an alternate text for an image. The value of this attribute is
an author-defi ned text. The ALT attribute tells the reader what he/she is missing on a page if
the browser cannot load images. The browser will then display the alternate text instead of the
image. It is a good practice to include the ALT attribute for each image on a page. This improves
the display and usefulness of your document.

Example: Illustrating to Display Alternate Text when an Image is Not Being Displayed

Using Image as Background

We can also set an image fi le as a background for a page. To perform this we use a background
attribute with a body tag.

Example: Illustrating Image as a Background

Linking Web Pages

In HTML, you can link two pages using hyperlinks. To create a hyperlink, the anchor <A> tag
is used. The HREF attribute of the anchor <A> tag is used to specify the address of the file to
which you want to link the page. For example, the following HTML code will make the text

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