The loading attribute can take the values auto,eager,lazy, browsers that support the attribute may implicitly default to auto to determine if they should use eager or lazy based on distance from viewport. The attribute communicates to the browser how important the image/iframe resource is to prioritize loading, potentially delaying it while it's not within a viewing distance from the current viewport.
robbestad
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https://addyosmani.com/blog/lazy-loading/
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loadingattribute can take the valuesauto,eager,lazy, browsers that support the attribute may implicitly default toautoto determine if they should useeagerorlazybased on distance from viewport. The attribute communicates to the browser how important the image/iframe resource is to prioritize loading, potentially delaying it while it's not within a viewing distance from the current viewport.