HTML DOM Image Object

Image Object

The Image object represents the HTML <img> element.

Accessing Image Object

You can use getElementById() to access the <img> element:

var x = document.getElementById("myImg");

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Tip:You can also use images Collection Accessing <img> Element

Creating Image Object

You can use the document.createElement() method to create an <img> element:

var x = document.createElement("IMG");

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Image Object Properties

Properties Description
align

Not supported in HTML5.Please use style.cssFloat.

Set or return the value of the image's align attribute.

alt Set or return the value of the image's alt attribute.
border

Not supported in HTML5.Please use style.border.

Set or return the value of the image's border property.

complete Return whether the browser has finished loading the image.
crossOrigin Set or return the image's CORS settings.
height Set or return the value of the image's height property.
hspace

Not supported in HTML5.Please use style.margin.

Set or return the value of the image's hspace property.

isMap Set or return whether the image should be part of the server-side image map.
longDesc

Not supported in HTML5.

Set or return the value of the image's longdesc attribute.

lowsrc

Not supported in HTML5.

Set or return the URL of the low-resolution version of the image.

name

Not supported in HTML5.Please use id.

Set or return the value of the image's name property.

naturalHeight Return the original height of the image.
naturalWidth Return the original width of the image.
src Set or return the value of the image's src property.
useMap Set or return the value of the image's usemap property.
vspace

Not supported in HTML5.Please use style.margin.

Set or return the value of the image's vspace property.

width Set or return the value of the image's width property.

Standard properties and events

The Image object supports both standardPropertiesandEvents.

Related Pages

HTML Tutorial:HTML Image

HTML Reference Manual:HTML <img> Tag