Does a element with display:none set in css still get downloaded by the browser?

Question

Will the browser still download the image?

<img src="/myimage.jpg" style="display:none;" />

Answer 1

Yes, at least according to the Net console in Firebug.

As stated by thethimble, CSS is the presentation layer and affects rendering, not the actual processing of the page.

It wouldn't be outside the realm of possibility for some browsers, especially mobile, to potentially not download this in an attempt to optimize performance.