<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <style> img { opacity: 0.5; filter: alpha(opacity=50); /* For IE8 and earlier */ } img:hover { opacity: 1.0; filter: alpha(opacity=100); /* For IE8 and earlier */ } </style> </head> <body> <h1>Image Transparency</h1> <p>The opacity property is often used together with the :hover selector to change the opacity on mouse-over:</p> <img src="img_greenary.jpg" alt="greenary" width="170" height="100"> <img src="img_forest.jpg" alt="Forest" width="170" height="100"> <p><b>Note:</b> In IE, a !DOCTYPE must be added for the :hover selector to work on other elements than the a element.</p> </body> </html>