HTML <area> Tag
Example
An image map, with clickable areas:
<img src="workplace.jpg" alt="Workplace" usemap="#workmap" width="400"
height="379">
<map name="workmap">
<area shape="rect"
coords="34,44,270,350" alt="Computer" href="computer.htm">
<area
shape="rect" coords="290,172,333,250" alt="Phone" href="phone.htm">
<area
shape="circle" coords="337,300,44" alt="Cup of coffee" href="coffee.htm">
</map>
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Definition and Usage
The <area> tag defines an area inside an image map (an image map is an image with clickable areas).
<area> elements are always nested inside a
<map> tag.
Note: The usemap attribute in <img> is associated with
the <map> element's
name attribute, and creates a relationship between the image and the map.
Browser Support
| Element | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <area> | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Attributes
| Attribute | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| referrerpolicy | no-referrer no-referrer-when-downgrade origin origin-when-cross-origin same-origin strict-origin-when-cross-origin unsafe-url |
Specifies which referrer information to send with the 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 |
Global Attributes
The <area> tag also supports the Global Attributes in HTML.
Event Attributes
The <area> tag also supports the Event Attributes in HTML.
More Examples
Example
Another image map, with clickable areas:
<img src="planets.gif"
width="145" height="126"
alt="Planets"
usemap="#planetmap">
<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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Related Pages
HTML DOM reference: Area Object
Default CSS Settings
Most browsers will display the <area> element with the following default values:
area {
display: none;
}
