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Images in titles
Images in topic, figure, and other titles, while technically valid, should not be used.

Introduction
Information types and topics
Topics are the building blocks of modular documents, and organising topics by semantic information types is one of the architectural features of DITA.
DITA map files
Syntax and mark-up
Language and punctuation
Graphics and figures
- Figures and images
  Images are placed in topic content using the image element. The image element can stand alone, or can be contained within a figure (fig) element.
- Image file formats
  Where there is no strong reason to choose another image file format, you should use SVG or PNG file formats in DITA topics.
- Image alignment, placement, and sizing
  The align, placement, width, and height attributes of the image element are used to specify the placement and size of images when generated to an output delivery format.
- Images in titles
  Images in topic, figure, and other titles, while technically valid, should not be used.
- Callouts
  Callouts with keys, rather than text labels, should be used when identifying parts of an illustration.
- Localising graphics
  Where possible, graphics that include text should be managed in SVG format to simplify localisation.
- Multimedia in DITA topics
  The object element is used to embed multimedia in DITA topics.
- Figures containing tables
  Simple tables can be contained within figures instead of, or in addition to, images.
- Image maps
  The imagemap element is used to define image maps (hotspot graphics) in DITA topics.
- WAI compliance
  So that output from your DITA source meets accessibility responsibilities, you must include alternative text representations of all images in DITA content.
Cross-referencing
Cross-references are a means of binding individual topics into a coherent and navigable document.
Content re-use
Metadata, conditional processing, and indexing
The DITA documentation process
DITA authoring concepts
Moving from style-based authoring to a structured authoring methodology such as DITA requires a radically different approach to writing.

Images in titles

Images in topic, figure, and other titles, while technically valid, should not be used.

Although other title elements (including section titles) can technically contain images and figures (in that images within topic and section titles are valid DITA), these structures should be avoided. Titles are used for purposes other than simply rendering headings in the output, and in some uses (such as for running headers in page layout outputs) images in titles will produce undesirable or unintended results.