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HTML Introduction to HTML and CSS (2016) HTML: The Structural Foundation of Web Pages and Applications Image Tags

Posted by RJ SL
RJ SL
2,467 Points

PlaceIMG question

I'm wondering why I'm not getting a random picture when I refresh.

<header> <img src="http://placeimg.com/400/400/animals" alt="Drawing of Jane Smith" class="profile-image">

RJ SL
RJ SL
2,467 Points

I figured it out. You need to hold ctrl when you click refresh....but why?

1 Answer

Kieran Barker
Kieran Barker
15,028 Points
Kieran Barker
Kieran Barker
15,028 Points

The reason you're needing to hold Ctrl when you refresh is because your browser is caching the image. Hitting Ctrl+F5 refreshes your cache, and you therefore see a new image. If you just refresh normally without holding Ctrl, your cache is not refreshed, and therefore you see the cached image.

RJ SL
RJ SL
2,467 Points

Thank you Kieran!