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<area> Tag

The <area> tag defines an area inside an imagemap.

Supported In HTML4: Yes

Supported In HTML5: Yes

HTML4 vs HTML5 Differences:

Attributes

Title	Values	Description	HTML4 Support	HTML5 Support
alt	text	Specifies an alternate text for the area. Required if the href attribute is present. Use ONLY if the href attribute is present.	Yes	Yes
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 for the clickable area	No	No
href	URL	Specifies the target URL of the area	No	No
hreflang	language_code	Specifies the base language of the target URL. Use only if the href attribute is present.	No	No
nohref	nohref	Not supported in HTML 5.	No	No
ping	URL	Space separated list of URL's that gets notified when a user follows the hyperlink. Use only if the href attribute is present.	No	No
rel	alternate archives author bookmark contact external first help icon index last license next nofollow noreferrer pingback prefetch prev search stylesheet sidebar tag up	Specifies the relationship between the current document and the target URL. Use only if the href attribute is present.	No	No
shape	rect rectangle circ circle poly polygon	Defines the shape of the area	No	No
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	No	No
type	mime_type	Specifies the MIME (Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions) type of the target URL. Use only if the href attribute is present	No	No
			No	No

Standard Attributes

All standard attributes are supported.

Event Attributes

All event attributes are supported.

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