Inline Images with Data URLs

You can embed an image inside the img tag, in this way:

 

 src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODl... (base64 letters) .../gAwXEQA7" 

The image is encoded in base64 and won't be read from a file! This works on all the decent web browsers, so don't expect a good behavior on IE.

An embedded image using this technique: