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HTML Attributes

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Summary

An attribute is the additional information provided to an HTML tag to set the way an element works or appears. Attributes are written in the opening tag with the name="values" pattern, e.g. src and alt on <img>. Global attributes like id and class can be used on almost any element.

Key points

Attributes written in the opening tag with the name="value" pattern
Attributes must be double-quoted to be secure.
<img> uses src for image source and alt for alternative text
Global attributes like id, class, and style can be used in many elements.

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