RFC 1866:Hypertext Markup Language - 2.0
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graphics


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... * for resources that do not include a title, such as graphics, plain text and Gopher menus, for use as a window title. ...
... NOTE - Some HTML user agents can process graphics linked via anchors, but not <IMG> graphics ...
... graphics linked via anchors, but not <IMG> graphics. If a graphic is essential, it should be referenced from an <A> element rather than an <IMG> ...



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