HTML - <area> Tag
Description
The HTML <area> tag is used for defining an area in an image map.
Example
Live Demo<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <title>HTML area Tag</title> </head> <body> <img src = /images/usemap.gif alt = "usemap" border = "0" usemap = "#tutorials"/> <map name = "tutorials"> <area shape = "poly" coords = "74,0,113,29,98,72,52,72,38,27" href = "/perl/index.htm" alt = "Perl Tutorial" target = "_blank" /> <area shape = "rect" coords = "22,83,126,125" alt = "HTML Tutorial" href = "/html/index.htm" target = "_blank" /> <area shape = "circle" coords = "73,168,32" alt = "PHP Tutorial" href = "/php/index.htm" target = "_blank" /> </map> </body> </html>
This will produce the following result −
Global Attributes
This tag supports all the global attributes described in HTML Attribute Reference
Specific Attributes
The HTML <area> tag also supports the following additional attributes −
Attribute | Value | Description |
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alt | text | Specifies an alternate text for the area. |
coords | if shape = "rect" then coords = "left, top, right, bottom" if shape = "circ" then coords = "centerx, centery, radius" if shape = "poly" then coords = "x1, y1, x2, y2,..,xn, yn" |
Specifies the coordinates appropriate to the shape attribute to define a region of an image for image maps. |
download![]() |
filename | Specifies that the target gets downloaded when hyperlink is clicked by user. |
href | URL | Specifies the URL of a page or the name of the anchor that the link goes to. |
hreflang ![]() |
language_code | Specifies the language of the target URL. |
media ![]() |
media query | Specifies media/device the target URL is optimized for. |
nohref | true/false | Excludes an area from the image map |
rel ![]() |
alternate author bookmark help license next nofollow noreferrer prefetch prev search tag |
Specifies relationship between the current document and the target URL |
shape | rect rectangle circ circle poly polygon |
Specifies the shape of the image map |
target | _blank _parent _self _top |
Where to open the target URL. _blank − the target URL will open in a new window _self − the target URL will open in the same frame as it was clicked _parent − the target URL will open in the parent frameset _top − the target URL will open in the full body of the window |
type ![]() |
mime_type | Specifies the MIME (Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions) type of the target URL. |
Event Attributes
This tag supports all the event attributes described in HTML Events Reference
Browser Support
Chrome | Firefox | IE | Opera | Safari | Android |
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Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |