We can create an <img> element via the document.createElement()
method:
Click the button to create an IMG element.
var x = document.createElement("IMG");
<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <body> <button onclick="myFunction()">Test</button> <script> function myFunction() {//from www.j a va2s .c o m var x = document.createElement("IMG"); x.setAttribute("src", "image1.png"); x.setAttribute("width", "100"); x.setAttribute("height", "100"); x.setAttribute("alt", "The Circle"); document.body.appendChild(x); } </script> </body> </html>