Hide or mask the url to an image

I don’t believe this is possible. Images are ‘replacement items’ generated by the browser. They’re not IN the html, they’re CALLED by the html. If the reference is wrong, the image will never show. If the reference is right, the image will show… but it will be accessible to the visitor.

In other words, if you’re going to put pictures on the web, people are going to be able to steal them. The only way around this that I’m aware of is to use and call the images in there.

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