Controlling image load order in HTML

Question

Is there a way to control the load order of images on a web page? I was thinking of trying to simulate a preloader by first loading a light-weight \'LOADING\' graphic. Any

Answer 1

I think this article https://varvy.com/pagespeed/defer-images.html gives a very good and simple solution. Notice the part which explains how to create "empty" tags with:

to avoid

To display a loading image, just put it in the HTML and change it later at the appropriate moment/event.