HTML map Tag

by Online Tutorials Library July 14, 2014

HTML <map> tag

HTML <map> tag is used with <area> tag to define a client-side image map.

An image map is consist of an image with clickable areas, where you can click on the image, and it will open to new or the provided destination.

The <map> tag can consist of more than one <area> elements which define the coordinates and type of the area.

With the help of <map> tag, you can easily link any part of the image to other documents, without dividing the image.

Syntax

Following are some specifications about the HTML <map> tag

Display	None
Start tag/End tag	Empty Tag(Only Start tag)
Usage	Image map

Example

    <!DOCTYPE html>  <html>   <head>  <title>HTML map tag</title>  <style>    body{    margin-left: 250px;}  </style>    </head>   <body>   <h2>Example of HTML Map tag</h2>  <img src=”image1.png” usemap=”#web”>  <map name=”web”>  <area shape=”rect” coords=”66,117,131,168″ href=”../html-tutorial”>  <area shape=”rect” coords=”199,36,277,85″ href=”../css-tutorial”>  <area shape=”rect” coords=”330,107,406,159″ href=”../bootstrap-tutorial”>  <area shape=”rect” coords=”199,185,267,236″ href=”../javascript-tutorial”>   </map>   </body>  </html>  

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Attribute:

Tag-specific attributes:

Attribute	Value	Description
name	mapname	It defines the name of the image-map.

Global attribute:

The <map> tag supports the global attributes in HTML

Event attribute:

The <map> tag supports the event attributes in HTML.

Supporting Browsers

Element	Chrome	IE	Firefox	Opera	Safari
<map>	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

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