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Usage

See <img> for usage information and examples.

Values

The width attribute specifies the width in pixels, and as such it must be a positive integer, or 0. Unlike widths in CSS, this attribute must NOT include the "px" unit of measure. The width attribute is always understood in pixels.

Elements

You can use the width attribute on the following elements:

• <address>
• <applet>
• <blockquote>
• <caption>
• <canvas>
• <center>
• <col>
• <colgroup>
• <dd>
• <dir>
• <div>
• <dl>
• <dt>
• <embed>
• <fieldset>
• <form>
• <frame>
• <frameset>
• <hr>
• <iframe>
• <ilayer>
• <img>
• <isindex>
• <layer>
• <li>
• <listing>
• <marquee>
• <menu>
• <multicol>
• <object>
• <ol>
• <p>
• <pre>
• <select>
• <spacer>
• <table>
• <td>
• <th>
• <textarea>
• <ul>

Browser compatibility

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Further reading

• The width attribute in HTML 5
• The width attribute in HTML 4
• The width attribute on MSDN