HTML File Paths

A file path describes the location of a file in a web site's folder structure.

<img src="picture.jpg"> The "picture.jpg" file is located in the same folder as the current page

The "picture.jpg" file is located in the images folder in the current folder

The "picture.jpg" file is located in the images folder at the root of the current web <img src="../picture.jpg"> The "picture.jpg" file is located in the folder one level up from the current folder

A file path describes the location of a file in a web site's folder structure. File paths are used when linking to external files, like:

An absolute file path is the full URL to a file:

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HTML Images.

A relative file path points to a file relative to the current page. In the following example, the file path points to a file in the images folder located at the root of the current website:

alt="Mountain"> In the following example, the file path points to a file in the images folder located in the current folder:

alt="Mountain"> In the following example, the file path points to a file in the images folder located in the folder one level up from the current folder:

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It is best practice to use relative file paths (if possible).