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How do we define an area in an image map with HTML?
Use the <area> tag to define area in an image map in HTML.
The HTML <area> tag supports the following additional attributes −
| Attribute | Value | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| Alt | Text | Specifies an alternate text for the area. | 
| coords | if shape = "rect" then coords = "left, top, right, bottom" | 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 the hyperlink is clicked by the 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 | Specifies the shape of the image map | 
| poly polygon | ||
| 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. | 
Example
You can try to run the following code to implement <area> tag −
<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <title>HTML area Tag</title> </head> <body> <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 = "/perl/index.htm" alt = "Perl Tutorial" target = "_blank" /> <area shape = "rect" coords = "22,83,126,125" alt = "HTML Tutorial" href = "/html/index.htm" target = "_blank" /> <area shape = "circle" coords = "73,168,32" alt = "PHP Tutorial" href = "/php/index.htm" target = "_blank" /> </map> </body> </html>
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