Images

HTML Images

SEO

Use descriptive text for media filenames and 'alt'.

A11y

Use alt attrib for screen readers, and for user hints when media doesn't load as expected.

Use CSS background-image property for decorative images that don't provide meaningful context.

Aspect

For multi-aspect ratios at a size or with no size, ratio resulting in the largest area is used. If multiple sizes for the largest area, widest is selected.

Natural Dims

  • Raster - w, h and aspect ratio
  • SVG - w and h
  • ICO - largest size, or closest aspect to the default

Computed

Object Size Negotiation

  • Algo for size and position selection
  • Priority - Coded dims, then natural dims , then default (aspect covering largest area within container) dims
  • Missing Dim - Largest area w natural aspect.

Targets

Resolution: 1200-1600 pixels

Size: 100-300, 500 (for best quality detailed imgs) KiB

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