HTML onerror Event Attribute
Example
Execute a JavaScript if an error occurs when loading an image:
<img src="image.gif" onerror="myFunction()">
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Definition and Usage
The onerror attribute fires when an error occurs while loading an external file (e.g. a document or an image).
Browser Support
| Event Attribute | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| onerror | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Differences Between HTML 4.01 and HTML5
None.
Syntax
<element onerror="script">
Attribute Values
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| script | The script to be run on onerror |
Technical Details
| Supported HTML tags: | <img>, <input type="image">, <object>, <link>, and <script> |
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Related Pages
HTML DOM reference: onerror event
❮ HTML Event Attributes
