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Obsolete
This feature is obsolete.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 obsolete <image> is an obsolete remnant of an ancient version of HTML lost in the mists of time; use the standard <img> element instead. Seriously, the specification even literally uses the words "Don't ask" when describing this element.

Do not use this!In order to display images, use the standard <img> element.

While some browsers will attempt to automatically convert this into an <img> element, they won't always do so, and won't always succeed when they try, due to various ways in which the options can be interpreted. So just don't use it if you like your users.

Specifications

This might have once been part of a specification, but nobody seems to remember. It certainly isn't anymore. Just avoid it like the plague.

Browser compatibilityUpdate compatibility data on GitHub

In general, browsers will attempt to map this to <img>, but only if the src attribute is specified as well. Creating an <image> element without a src attribute results in an HTMLElement object with the local element name "image". However, if the element is created with a src attribute, the result is instead an HTMLImageElement and its local element name is changed to "img".

However, that doesn't mean this is a good idea to use. It's not.

	Desktop
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari
Basic support	?	?	Yes Yes Before Firefox 22, creating an <image> element incorrectly resulted in an `HTMLSpanElement` object, instead of the expected `HTMLElement`.	?	?	?

	Mobile
	Android webview	Chrome for Android	Edge Mobile	Firefox for Android	Opera for Android	iOS Safari	Samsung Internet
Basic support	?	?	?	Yes Yes Before Firefox 22, creating an <image> element incorrectly resulted in an `HTMLSpanElement` object, instead of the expected `HTMLElement`.	?	?	?

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Specifications

Browser compatibilityUpdate compatibility data on GitHub

See also