HTML Guide
The sizes attribute for an img element requires valid CSS syntax, and auto is not an acceptable value within that attribute.
The sizes attribute allows you to specify a list of media conditions and corresponding sizes for the images. Each condition determines which size of the image should be displayed at different viewport widths, ensuring responsive image delivery. The syntax for sizes should be a comma-separated list of media queries followed by a value denoting the corresponding width of the image. This width value may be in pixels (px) or as a percentage (vw, vh), but auto is not valid in this context.
Here is a breakdown of a correct sizes attribute usage:
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50vw: This denotes that the image should take up 50% of the viewport’s width. -
(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 50vw: When the viewport is at most 600 pixels wide, the image should occupy the full width (100vw). Otherwise, it should take 50 percent of the viewport width.
Remove “auto” from your sizes value and provide a valid, contextually correct CSS value.
Example
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<title>Responsive Images Example</title>
</head>
<body>
<img
src="image.jpg"
sizes="(max-width: 472px) 100vw, 472px"
srcset="image-small.jpg 300w, image-medium.jpg 600w, image-large.jpg 1000w"
alt="A description of the image"
>
</body>
</html>
In this example, if the viewport width is less than or equal to 472 pixels, the image will take up the entire width (100vw). For larger widths, the srcset specifies different image files for varying resolutions.
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Related W3C validator issues
The sizes attribute specifies the size of the image when it is displayed on different devices.
The error message is saying that the value auto is not a valid value for the sizes attribute.
To fix this issue, you need to replace the value auto with a valid size. You can use a width descriptor or a media query to specify the size for different device widths.
Here’s an example of using a width descriptor:
<img src="example.jpg" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 50vw" />This example sets the size of the image to 100% of the viewport width when the device width is less than or equal to 600px, and 50% of the viewport width for larger device widths.
Alternatively, you can remove the sizes attribute altogether and let the browser decide the best size for the image based on the viewport size.
<img src="example.jpg" />If you do this, the browser will use the default sizes value of 100vw and will scale the image accordingly.
The src attribute on an <img> element contains an invalid character, that should be properly encoded as a URI percent-encoded character.
This error message indicates that there is a backslash (\) used in a URL, which is not a valid character for URL paths.
You’ll need to replace the backslashes with forward slashes (/) in the URL path segments.
Here’s an example of a correct img tag using a valid URL path:
<img src="https://example.com/img/small/photo.png" alt="example image">Also, make sure that the URL is correct and that the image file actually exists in the specified location.
The text-transform CSS property specifies how to capitalize an element’s text. It can be used to make text appear in all-uppercase or all-lowercase, or with each word capitalized.
Examples of valid values for this property are:
text-transform: none;
text-transform: capitalize;
text-transform: uppercase;
text-transform: lowercase;
text-transform: full-width;
text-transform: full-size-kana;<img> tags no longer accept a border attribute. This can be defined using CSS instead, for example:
<img src="..." alt="..." style="border:0;" />Check the HTMLImageElement.srcset guide to learn about the correct usage of the srcset and sizes attributes.
<img> tags, used to include images on a document, require an alt attribute to describe the contents of the image. This is essential for users that cannot see the image (like screen reader users), or as an alternate text when the image cannot be displayed. Example:
<img src="photo.jpg" alt="Person holding a cat" />When an img element has an empty alt attribute, its role is implicitly decorative, so it must not specify a role attribute.
The <table> element does not accept a height attribute. Use CSS instead.
A start tag for <img> has been found inside a <noscript> section within the <head>, where it’s not allowed. Consider moving it to the <body> section.
The HTML <noscript> element defines a section of HTML to be inserted if a script type on the page is unsupported or if scripting is currently turned off in the browser.
When JavaScript is disabled, the content inside <noscript> will be used instead, so this content must fit within its parent section. As an <img> tag is not allowed inside <head>, this will raise an issue. Instead, consider moving the <noscript> part to the <body> section.
This issue is often related to 3rd party tracking pixels like the Facebook or LinkedIn conversion tracking pixels. For example, the Facebook pixel instructions tell you to insert it like this:
<html>
<head>
<script>
...some script...
</script>
<noscript>
<img src="..." />
</noscript>
</head>
<body>
...
</body>
</html>Instead, consider moving the <noscript> part inside the <body>, where the <img> makes sense to be inserted:
<html>
<head>
<script>
...some script...
</script>
</head>
<body>
...
<noscript>
<img src="..." />
</noscript>
</body>
</html>