HTML File Paths

Path	Description
<img src="picture.jpg">	picture.jpg is located in the same folder as the current page
<img src="images/picture.jpg">	picture.jpg is located in the images folder in the current folder
<img src="/images/picture.jpg">	picture.jpg is located in the images folder at the root of the current web
<img src="../picture.jpg">	picture.jpg is located in the folder one level up from the current folder

HTML File Paths

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:

• Web pages
• Images
• Style sheets
• JavaScripts

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Absolute File Paths

An absolute file path is the full URL to an internet file:
 Example:

<img src="https://www.w3schools.com/images/picture.jpg" alt="Mountain">

Relative File Paths

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

<img src="/images/picture.jpg" alt="Mountain">

In this example, the file path points to a file in the images folder located in the folder one level above the current folder:\
Example:

<img src="../images/picture.jpg" alt="Mountain">