HTML - <input type="image">
The <input type="image"> is a graphical submit button. You must use the src attribute to define the source of the image and the alt attribute to define alternative text. The height and width attributes are used to define the size of the image in pixels.
Description
The <input type="image"> is a graphical submit button. You must use the src attribute to define the source of the image and the alt attribute to define alternative text. The height and width attributes are used to define the size of the image in pixels.
| Permitted content | None, it is an empty element. |
|---|---|
| Tag omission | Must have a start tag and must not have an end tag. |
| Permitted parent elements | Any element that accepts phrasing content. |
| DOM interface | HTMLInputElement |
Browser Compatibility
| Feature | Chrome | Firefox (Gecko) | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic support | 1.0 | 1.0 (1.7 or earlier) | 2 or earlier | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| type | 1.0 | 1.0 (1.7 or earlier) | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| type=image | 1.0 | Gecko 2.0 only sends x and y coordinates when clicked, not longer the name/value of the element | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Feature | Android | Firefox Mobile (Gecko) | IE Mobile | Opera Mobile | Safari Mobile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic support | (Yes) | 4.0 (2.0) | (Yes) | (Yes) | (Yes) |
| type | (Yes) | (Yes) | (Yes) | (Yes) | (Yes) |
| type=image | (Yes) | (Yes) | (Yes) | (Yes) | (Yes) |
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See also
Specifications
| Specification | Status |
|---|---|
| WHATWG HTML Living Standard The definition of '<input type="image">' in that specification. |
Living Standard |
| HTML5 The definition of '<input type="image">' in that specification. |
Recommendation |
| HTML 4.01 Specification The definition of '<form>' in that specification. |
Recommendation |
License
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Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License v2.5 or later.
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-us/docs/web/html/element/input/image