Is it possible to set the equivalent of a src attribute of an img tag in CSS?

Use content:url(“image.jpg”). Full working solution (Live Demo): <!doctype html> <style> .MyClass123{ content:url(“http://imgur.com/SZ8Cm.jpg”); } </style> <img class=”MyClass123″/> Tested and working: Chrome 14.0.835.163 Safari 4.0.5 Opera 10.6 Tested and Not working: FireFox 40.0.2 (observing Developer Network Tools, you can see that the URL loads, but the image is not displayed) Internet Explorer 11.0.9600.17905 (URL never loads)