This attribute works when an error occurs while loading an external file. The external file may contain document file or image file.
Supported Tags
- <input type=”image”>
- , <object>
- , <link>
- , <script>
Syntax:
<element onerror = "script">
Attribute Value: This attribute contains single value script which works when onerror event attribute call. This attribute is supported by <img>, <input type=”image”>, <object>, <link>, and <script> tags.
Example:
html
<!DOCTYPE html>
< html >
< head >
< title >onerror event attribute</ title >
< style >
body {
text-align:center;
}
h1 {
color:green;
}
</ style >
</ head >
< body >
< img src = "image.gif"
onerror = "myFunction()" >
< h1 >GeeksforGeeks</ h1 >
< h2 >onerror event attribute</ h2 >
< script >
function myFunction() {
alert("The image could not be loaded.");
}
</ script >
</ body >
</ html >
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Output:

Supported Browsers: The browser supported by onerror attribute are listed below:
- Chrome 1
- Edge 12
- Firefox 1
- Safari 1
- Opera 12.1