Is it possible to create a dynamically generated image as an alt tag rather than text?

many thanks

Adam

I assume what you are asking is if you can place a link to an image inside the ALT attribute, something like this:

img src="./some_image.jpg" alt="./some_other_image.jpg"

And the answer to that is no, the alt tag will not display the image, it will display the path as text.

"The one language all programmers understand is profanity."

The proper term for what you're asking is "tooltip", which is done with the title attribute, BTW, not the alt attribute. The alt attribute is intended to be content that appears in the absence of an image. The title attribute is intended to appear as tooltip text that pops up when you hover your mouse over an element (not limited to images).

Yes, it's possible with the use of JavaScript. No, it's not possible with HTML alone.

HTH!

Regards,
Rich

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