Revision 1010301 of <picture>

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<p>The <strong>HTML <code>&lt;picture&gt;</code> element</strong> is a container used to specify multiple {{HTMLElement("source")}} elements for a specific {{HTMLElement("img")}} contained in it. The browser will choose the most suitable source according to the current layout of the page (the constraints of the box the image will appear in) and the device it will be displayed on (e.g. a normal or hiDPI device.)</p>

<h2 id="Usage_Context">Usage Context</h2>

<table class="properties">
 <tbody>
  <tr>
   <th scope="row"><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Content_categories">Content categories</a></th>
   <td><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Content_categories#Flow_content">Flow content</a>, phrasing content, embedded content</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <th scope="row">Permitted content</th>
   <td>Zero or more {{HTMLElement("source")}} elements, followed by one {{HTMLElement("img")}} element, optionally intermixed with script-supporting elements.</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <th scope="row">Tag omission</th>
   <td>{{no_tag_omission}}</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <th scope="row">Permitted parent elements</th>
   <td>Any element that allows embedded content.</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <th scope="row">DOM interface</th>
   <td>{{domxref("HTMLPictureElement")}}</td>
  </tr>
 </tbody>
</table>

<h2 id="Attributes">Attributes</h2>

<p>This element includes only <a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Global_attributes">global attributes</a>.</p>

<h2 id="Example_1_Using_the_media_attribute">Example 1: Using the <code>media</code> attribute</h2>

<p>The <code>media</code> attribute lets you specify a media query that the user agent will evaluate to select a {{HTMLElement("source")}} element. If the media query evaluates to <code>false</code>, the {{HTMLElement("source")}} element is skipped.</p>

<pre class="brush: html">
&lt;picture&gt;
 &lt;source srcset="mdn-logo-wide.png" media="(min-width: 600px)"&gt;
 &lt;img src="mdn-logo-narrow.png" alt="MDN"&gt;
&lt;/picture&gt;
</pre>

<h2 id="Example_2_Using_the_type_attribute">Example 2: Using the <code>type</code> attribute</h2>

<p>The <code>type</code> attribute lets you specify a MIME type for the resource(s) given in the {{HTMLElement("source")}} element's srcset attribute. If the user agent does not support the given type, the {{HTMLElement("source")}} element is skipped.</p>

<pre class="brush: html">
​&lt;picture&gt;
 &lt;source srcset="mdn-logo.svg" type="image/svg+xml"&gt;
 &lt;img src="mdn-logo.png" alt="MDN"&gt;
&lt;/picture&gt;
</pre>

<h2 id="Specifications">Specifications</h2>

<table class="standard-table">
 <thead>
  <tr>
   <th scope="col">Specification</th>
   <th scope="col">Status</th>
   <th scope="col">Comment</th>
  </tr>
 </thead>
 <tbody>
  <tr>
   <td>{{SpecName('HTML WHATWG', 'embedded-content.html#the-picture-element', '&lt;picture&gt;')}}</td>
   <td>{{Spec2('HTML WHATWG')}}</td>
   <td>Initial definition</td>
  </tr>
 </tbody>
</table>

<h2 id="Browser_compatibility">Browser compatibility</h2>

<p>{{CompatibilityTable}}</p>

<div id="compat-desktop">
<table class="compat-table">
 <tbody>
  <tr>
   <th>Feature</th>
   <th>Chrome</th>
   <th>Firefox (Gecko)</th>
   <th>Internet Explorer</th>
   <th>Opera</th>
   <th>Safari</th>
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <td>Basic support</td>
   <td>38</td>
   <td>{{CompatGeckoDesktop("38")}}</td>
   <td>Edge 13</td>
   <td>25</td>
   <td>9.1</td>
  </tr>
 </tbody>
</table>
</div>

<div id="compat-mobile">
<table class="compat-table">
 <tbody>
  <tr>
   <th>Feature</th>
   <th>Android</th>
   <th>Firefox Mobile (Gecko)</th>
   <th>IE Mobile</th>
   <th>Opera Mobile</th>
   <th>Safari Mobile</th>
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <td>Basic support</td>
   <td>38</td>
   <td>{{CompatGeckoMobile("38")}}</td>
   <td>{{CompatNo}}</td>
   <td>25</td>
   <td>iOS 9.3</td>
  </tr>
 </tbody>
</table>
</div>

<h2 id="See_also">See also</h2>

<ul>
 <li>{{HTMLElement("img")}} element</li>
</ul>