An image-map, with clickable areas:
The <area> tag defines an area inside an image-map (an image-map is an image with clickable areas).
The <area> element is always nested inside a <map> tag.
Note: The usemap attribute in the <img> tag is associated with the <map> element's name attribute, and creates a relationship between the image and the map.
Element | |||||
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<area> | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
HTML5 has some new attributes, and some HTML 4.01 attributes are no longer supported.
In HTML the <area> tag has no end tag.
In XHTML the <area> tag must be properly closed.
= New in HTML5.
Attribute | Value | Description |
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alt | text | Specifies an alternate text for the area. Required if the href attribute is present |
coords | coordinates | Specifies the coordinates of the area |
download | filename | Specifies that the target will be downloaded when a user clicks on the hyperlink |
href | URL | Specifies the hyperlink target for the area |
hreflang | language_code | Specifies the language of the target URL |
media | media query | Specifies what media/device the target URL is optimized for |
nohref | value | Not supported in HTML5. Specifies that an area has no associated link |
rel | alternate author bookmark help license next nofollow noreferrer prefetch prev search tag |
Specifies the relationship between the current document and the target URL |
shape |
default rect circle poly |
Specifies the shape of the area |
target | _blank _parent _self _top framename |
Specifies where to open the target URL |
type | media_type | Specifies the media type of the target URL |
The <area> tag also supports the Global Attributes in HTML.
The <area> tag also supports the Event Attributes in HTML.
HTML DOM reference: Area Object
Most browsers will display the <area> element with the following default values: