Web/API/HTMLImageElement/lowsrc

ObsoleteThis feature is obsolete. Although it may still work in some browsers, its use is discouraged since it could be removed at any time. Try to avoid using it.

Non-standard This feature is non-standard and is not on a standards track. Do not use it on production sites facing the Web: it will not work for every user. There may also be large incompatibilities between implementations and the behavior may change in the future.

The HTMLImageElement interface's obsolete lowsrc property can be used to specify the URL of a reduced-quality or otherwise faster-loading version of the image specified by the src property.

This property reflects the HTML lowsrc attribute.

Syntax

htmlImageElement.lowsrc = imageUrl;
imageUrl = htmlImageElement.lowsrc;

Value

A DOMString specifying the URL of a version of the image specified by src which has been modified in some fashion so that it loads significantly more quickly than the primary image.

There are a number of ways to achieve this; primary among them:

• Higher compression levels (for example, a primary image saved as a JPEG using 85% quality might have a lowsrc version saved at 15%.
• Reduced color depth; a primary image in 32-bit color might have an alternate image in 8-bit color.

Important: The lowsrc property is obsolete and should not be used. Instead, you should use an image format which loads progressively (such as progressive JPEG). Or simply make sure your images are all well-optimized and balanced for appearance versus size.

Usage notes

lowsrc is a strange case. It was never technically part of the HTML specification (it was a Mozilla extension to HTML); however, HTML 5 does list it among the obsolete attributes.

Browser compatibility

The compatibility table on this page is generated from structured data. If you'd like to contribute to the data, please check out https://github.com/mdn/browser-compat-data and send us a pull request.

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	Desktop						Mobile
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari	Android webview	Chrome for Android	Firefox for Android	Opera for Android	Safari on iOS	Samsung Internet
lowSrc Deprecated'	Chrome Full support 1	Edge Full support ≤18	Firefox Full support Yes	IE ?	Opera Full support Yes	Safari Full support Yes	WebView Android Full support Yes	Chrome Android Full support Yes	Firefox Android ?	Opera Android ?	Safari iOS ?	Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes

Legend

Full support  

Full support

Compatibility unknown  

Compatibility unknown

Deprecated. Not for use in new websites.'

Deprecated. Not for use in new websites.

HTMLImageElement.lowsrc by Mozilla Contributors is licensed under CC-BY-SA 2.5.