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HTML <area> Tag
The area tag in HTML is used to set an area in image map.
Following are the attributes −
|
Attribute |
Value |
Description |
|---|---|---|
| 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. |
Let us now see an example to implement the <area> tag −
Example
<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <body> <h2>Learning</h2> <p>Learn these technologies with ease....</p> <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="/https/www.tutorialspoint.com/perl/index.htm" alt = "Perl Tutorial" target = "_blank" /> <area shape = "rect" coords = "22,83,126,125" alt = "HTML Tutorial" href="/https/www.tutorialspoint.com/html/index.htm" target = "_blank" /> <area shape = "circle" coords = "73,168,32" alt = "PHP Tutorial" href="/https/www.tutorialspoint.com/php/index.htm" target = "_blank" /> </map> </body> </html>
Output
Updated on: 2020-06-29T08:53:06+05:30
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