HTML <map> 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 <map> tag is used to define an image map. An image map is an image with clickable areas.
The required name attribute of the <map> element is associated with the <img>'s usemap attribute and creates a relationship between the image and the map.
The <map> element contains a number of <area> elements, that defines the clickable areas in the image map.
Browser Support
| Element | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <map> | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Attributes
| Attribute | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| name | mapname | Required. Specifies the name of the image map |
Global Attributes
The <map> tag also supports the Global Attributes in HTML.
Event Attributes
The <map> 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: Map Object
Default CSS Settings
Most browsers will display the <map> element with the following default values:
map {
display: inline;
}
