Basic image syntax
The alt text describes the image for screen readers and shows when the image fails to load — never leave it empty.
Clickable images
Wrap the image syntax inside a link to make the image clickable.
[](https://github.com/usmankhan045/mdtool/actions)Resizing images
Markdown itself cannot set width or height. When your renderer allows inline HTML (GitHub does), use an img tag instead.
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How do I resize an image in Markdown?
Standard Markdown has no size syntax. Use an inline HTML img tag with a width attribute — GitHub, GitLab, and most static site generators render it.
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