HTML <area> coords Attribute
Example
Use the coords attribute to specify the coordinates of each area in the image map:
<map
name="planetmap">
<area shape="rect" coords="0,0,82,126" href="sun.htm" alt="Sun">
<area shape="circle" coords="90,58,3" href="mercur.htm" alt="Mercury">
<area shape="circle" coords="124,58,8" href="venus.htm" alt="Venus">
</map>
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Definition and Usage
The coords attribute specifies the coordinates of an area in an image map.
The coords attribute is used together with the shape attribute to specify the size, shape, and placement of an area.
Tip: The coordinates of the top-left corner of an area are 0,0.
Browser Support
| Attribute | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| coords | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Syntax
<area coords="value">
Attribute Values
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| x1,y1,x2,y2 | Specifies the coordinates of the top-left and bottom-right corner of the rectangle (shape="rect") |
| x,y,radius | Specifies the coordinates of the circle center and the radius (shape="circle") |
| x1,y1,x2,y2,..,xn,yn | Specifies the coordinates of the edges of the polygon. If the first and last coordinate pairs are not the same, the browser will add the last coordinate pair to close the polygon (shape="poly") |
❮ HTML <area> tag
