Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
Region III
Division of City Schools
OLONGAPO CITY NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Olongapo City
Quarter 4: Computer Science 1 for Grade 7 ICT and STE Program
Module 8: HTML Attributes (Week 4)
Learning Objectives: To recognize the HTML attributes.
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 <a> tag defines a hyperlink. T
he href attribute specifies the URL of the page
the link goes to:
The src Attribute
The <img> tag is used to embed an image in an HTML page.
The src attribute specifies the path to the image to be displayed:
There are two ways to specify the URL in the src attribute:
1. Absolute URL - Links to an external image that is hosted on another website. Example:
src="https://www.w3schools.com/images/img_girl.jpg".
Notes: External images might be under copyright. If you do not get permission to use it, you may be in violation of copyright
laws. In addition, you cannot control external images; it can suddenly be removed or changed.
2. Relative URL - Links to an image that is hosted within the website. Here, the URL does not include the domain name. If
the URL begins without a slash, it will be relative to the current page. Example: src="img_girl.jpg". If the URL begins with a
slash, it will be relative to the domain. Example: src="/images/img_girl.jpg".
Tip: It is almost always best to use relative URLs. They will not break if you change domain.
The width and height Attributes
The <img> tag should also contain the width and height
attributes, which specifies the width and height of the
image (in pixels):
The alt Attribute
The required alt attribute for the <img> tag
specifies an alternate text for an image, if the
image for some reason cannot be displayed.
This can be due to slow connection, or an error
in the src attribute, or if the user uses a screen
reader.
Prepared by: Ms. Mary Ann M. Santiago, SST-III
Reference: https://www.w3schools.com/html/html_intro.asp 1
The style Attribute
The style attribute is used to add styles to an
element, such as color, font, size, and more.
The lang Attribute
You should always include the lang attribute inside the <html> tag, to declare the language of the Web page. This is meant to assist
search engines and browsers.
The following example specifies English as the language:
Country codes can also be added to the language
code in the lang attribute. So, the first two
characters define the language of the HTML page,
and the last two characters define the country.
The following example specifies English as the
language and United States as the country:
The title Attribute
The title attribute defines some extra information about an
element.
The value of the title attribute will be displayed as a tooltip
when you mouse over the element:
We Suggest: Always Use Lowercase Attributes
The HTML standard does not require lowercase attribute names.
The title attribute (and all other attributes) can be written with uppercase or lowercase like title or TITLE.
However, W3C recommends lowercase attributes in HTML, and demands lowercase attributes for stricter document types like XHTML.
We Suggest: Always Quote Attribute Values
The HTML standard does
not require quotes around
attribute values.
However, W3C
recommends quotes in
HTML, and demands quotes
for stricter document types
like XHTML.
Single or Double Quotes?
Double quotes around attribute values are the most
common in HTML, but single quotes can also be
used.
Prepared by: Ms. Mary Ann M. Santiago, SST-III
Reference: https://www.w3schools.com/html/html_intro.asp 2
In some situations, when the attribute value itself contains double quotes, it is necessary to use single quotes:
Chapter Summary
All HTML elements can have attributes
The href attribute of <a> specifies the URL of the page the link goes to
The src attribute of <img> specifies the path to the image to be displayed
The width and height attributes of <img> provide size information for images
The alt attribute of <img> provides an alternate text for an image
The style attribute is used to add styles to an element, such as color, font, size, and more
The lang attribute of the <html> tag declares the language of the Web page
The title attribute defines some extra information about an element
Name: ________________________________________ Grade & Sec: ____________ Date: __________
Quarter 4: Computer Science 1 for Grade 7 ICT and STE Program
Prepared by: Ms. Mary Ann M. Santiago, SST-III
Reference: https://www.w3schools.com/html/html_intro.asp 3
Check Your Progress 4
HTML Attributes
Direction: Choose a word from the box to correctly answer each question. Write the letter on the blank.
a. lang
b. src
c. style
d. width and height
e. title
1. ___________ It is an attribute of <img> specifies the path to the image to be displayed
2. ___________ This attribute defines some extra information about an element.
3. ___________ These attributes of <img> provide size information for images.
4. ___________ This attribute of the <html> tag declares the language of the Web page.
5. ___________ This attribute is used to add styles to an element, such as color, font, size, etc.
Prepared by: Ms. Mary Ann M. Santiago, SST-III
Reference: https://www.w3schools.com/html/html_intro.asp 4
