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HTMLImageElement.Image

The Image() constructor creates a new HTMLImageElement instance.

It is functionally equivalent to document.createElement('img').

Syntax

Image(width, height)

Parameters

width: The width of the image (i.e., the value for the width attribute).
height: The height of the image (i.e., the value for the height attribute).

Examples

var myImage = new Image(100, 200);
myImage.src = 'picture.jpg';
document.body.appendChild(myImage);

This would be the equivalent of defining the following HTML tag inside the <body>:

<img width="100" height="200" src="picture.jpg">

Note: The entire bitmap is loaded regardless of what size is specified in the constructor. If any size is specified in the constructor it will be reflected through the properties HTMLImageElement.width and HTMLImageElement.height of the resulting instance. The intrinsic width and height of the image in CSS pixels is reflected through the properties HTMLImageElement.naturalWidth and HTMLImageElement.naturalHeight. If no size is specified in the constructor both pairs of these properties will have the same values.

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
HTML Living Standard The definition of 'Image()' in that specification.	Living Standard

Browser compatibilityUpdate compatibility data on GitHub

	Desktop
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari
Basic support	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

	Mobile
	Android webview	Chrome for Android	Edge Mobile	Firefox for Android	Opera for Android	iOS Safari	Samsung Internet
Basic support	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	Yes	?

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