23057 2013-08-25 16:37:03 +0000 browser loads a default image when the original src is not found or broken 2015-06-26 05:38:37 +0000 1 1 1 Unclassified HTML WG HTML5 spec unspecified PC Windows NT RESOLVED WONTFIX P3 enhancement --- 1 maddyrammohan dave.null kornel mike public-html-admin public-html-wg-issue-tracking public-html-bugzilla oldest_to_newest 92549 0 maddyrammohan 2013-08-25 16:37:03 +0000 "src="sale.gif"" hi , i was confused why the browser loads a default image when the original image is not found or when the image takes more time to load , user has to wait till the original image succeeds or fails . it looks not interactive , browser behaves the same in HTML 5 world also. my suggestion is if image tag has a default field to load the default image until the original image is loaded or until the original is failed and even if the original image is failed let the default image defined by the user is shown instead of browser to show to default gif . <img default="default.jpg" src="acb.jpg alt="default"> Thanks Mohan 93150 1 kornel 2013-09-08 20:49:33 +0000 Would this be a satisfactory solution? <img src="broken" onerror="this.src='fixed'"> 121142 2 mike 2015-06-17 02:38:54 +0000 see comment 1 No indications of implementer interest nor comments from webdevs here, so moving to resolved=wontfix. Reopen if there's any new information.