: In modern web development, these attributes are often used alongside CSS ( max-width: 100%; height: auto; ) to ensure the image scales down correctly for mobile screens while still preserving the reserved space on desktop.
While modern browsers can figure out an image's size after it finishes loading, specifying the and height beforehand is a best practice for several performance and usability reasons:
For more technical details on image embedding, you can refer to official documentation like the MDN Web Docs for the tag or learn about best practices for web performance at web.dev .
. Keeping this ratio consistent prevents the "stretched" look often seen when only one dimension is specified.
: Explicitly stating the dimensions helps ensure the image doesn't appear distorted. For a image, the aspect ratio is approximately