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---
title: HTMLMapElement
slug: Web/API/HTMLMapElement
page-type: web-api-interface
browser-compat: api.HTMLMapElement
---

{{ APIRef("HTML DOM") }}

The **`HTMLMapElement`** interface provides special properties and methods (beyond those of the regular object {{domxref("HTMLElement")}} interface it also has available to it by inheritance) for manipulating the layout and presentation of map elements.

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## Instance properties

_Inherits properties from its parent, {{domxref("HTMLElement")}}._

- {{domxref("HTMLMapElement.name")}}
  - : A string representing the {{HTMLElement("map")}} element for referencing it other context. If the `id` attribute is set, this must have the same value; and it cannot be `null` or empty.
- {{domxref("HTMLMapElement.areas")}} {{ReadOnlyInline}}
  - : A live {{domxref("HTMLCollection")}} representing the {{HTMLElement("area")}} elements associated to this {{HTMLElement("map")}}.

## Instance methods

_No specific method; inherits methods from its parent, {{domxref("HTMLElement")}} ._

## Specifications

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## Browser compatibility

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## See also

- HTML element implementing this interface: {{ HTMLElement("map") }}.