> {?> > > <img src="/_images/<?=$link?>_sel.gif" alt="<?=$link?>" > border="0" width="<?=$width?>" height="<?=$height?>" > align="absbottom" name="<?=$link?>" /> > > <?} you have the space there, that's why it appears. use ?><img...../><? it's better to use <?php than <? it's more portable.