Example Use of the shape and coords attribute in a link, to create an image map: <object data="planets.gif" alt="Pl...
Example
Use of the shape and coords attribute in a link, to create an image map:<object data="planets.gif" alt="Planets" type="image/gif" usemap="#Map1"> <map name="Map1" id="Map1"> <a href="sun.htm" shape="rect" coords="0,0,82,126">The Sun</a> <a href="mercur.htm"shape="circle" coords="90,58,3">Mercury</a> <a href="venus.htm" shape="circle" coords="124,58,8">Venus</a> </map> </object> |
Definition and Usage
The coords attribute is used together with the shape attribute to specify the size, shape, and placement of a link in an object or img element.The coordinates of the top, left corner of an area are 0,0.
Note: The coords attribute of the a element is not supported by Internet Explorer, Chrome or Safari.
Tip: To create image maps that works in all browsers, look at the area element!
Syntax
<a coords="coordinates"> |
Syntax Example
<a coords="0,0,82,126"> |
Attribute Values
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| x1,y1,x2,y2 | If the shape attribute is set to "rect", it specifies the coordinates of the left-top corner and the right-bottom corner of the rectangle |
| x,y,radius | If the shape attribute is set to "circ", it specifies the coordinates of the circle center and the radius |
| x1,y1,x2,y2,..,xn,yn | If the shape attribute is set to "poly", it specifies the coordinates of the edges of the polygon. If the first and last coordinate pairs are not the same, the browser must add the last coordinate pair to close the polygon |
