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.

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;
}

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