HTML media Attribute
Definition and Usage
The media attribute specifies what media/device the linked document is optimized for.
This attribute is used to specify that the target URL is designed for special devices (like iPhone) , speech or print media.
This attribute can accept several values.
Applies to
The media attribute can be used on the following elements:
| Elements | Attribute |
|---|---|
| <a> | media |
| <area> | media |
| <link> | media |
| <source> | media |
| <style> | media |
Examples
A Example
A link with a media attribute:
<a href="att_a_media.asp?output=print"
media="print and (resolution:300dpi)">
Open media attribute page for print.</a>
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Area Example
An image-map, with a clickable area:
<img src="planets.gif" width="145" height="126" alt="Planets" usemap="#planetmap">
<map name="planetmap">
<area shape="rect" coords="0,0,82,126" alt="Sun"
href="sun.htm" media="screen and (min-color-index:256)">
</map>
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Link Example
Two different style sheets for two different media types (screen and print):
<head>
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="theme.css">
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="print.css" media="print">
</head>
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Source Example
Use of the media attribute:
<source src="movie.ogg" type="video/ogg"
media="screen and (min-width:320px)">
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Style Example
Specify the style to use for print:
<style media="print">
h1 {color:#000000;}
p {color:#000000;}
body {background-color:#FFFFFF;}
</style>
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Browser Support
The media attribute has the following browser support for each element:
| Element | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| area | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| link | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| source | Not supported | Not supported | Not supported | Not supported | Not supported |
| style | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
