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Creating Images 3

Can I set the size of the image in my HTML?

The <img> tag does support optional width and

height attributes. Although including these

attributes is a good idea, you should always set

them to the actual dimensions of the image. Resizing

the image using HTML almost always degrades the

quality of the image; if you need to resize it, return

to your image editor and do it there.

How many images can I place on a page?

In theory, a single Web page can contain any

number of images. However, each image you add

does add additional loading time to the page, so

without careful optimization, pages with a lot of

images load very slowly.

● When viewed in a browser,

the image appears.

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