Example An image-map, with clickable areas: <img src="planets.gif" width="145" height="126" ...
Example
An 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> |
Definition and Usage
The <map> tag is used to define a client-side image-map. An image-map is an image with clickable areas.The name attribute is required in the map element. This attribute 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
The <map> tag is supported in all major browsers.Differences Between HTML and XHTML
NONERequired Attributes
DTD indicates in which DTD the attribute is allowed. S=Strict, T=Transitional, and F=Frameset.| Attribute | Value | Description | DTD |
|---|---|---|---|
| name | mapname | Specifies the name for an image-map | STF |
Standard Attributes
| id, class, title, style, dir, lang, xml:lang, tabindex, accesskey |
Event Attributes
| onclick, ondblclick, onmousedown, onmouseup, onmouseover, onmousemove, onmouseout, onkeypress, onkeydown, onkeyup, onfocus, onblur |
