`<area>`

The <area> element defines a linkable region in an image map.

Usage information

Each area in an image map specifies the shape and coordinates of the linkable region, as well as the link target and its link text.

Specialization hierarchy

The <area> element is specialized from <div>. It is defined in the utilities domain module.

Attributes

The following attributes are available on this element: universal attributes.

Example

The following code sample shows how the <area> element defines the linkable region in an image map. It defines the shape and coordinates of the linkable region, and it specifies the link target and its link text.

<area>
  <shape>rect</shape>
  <coords>276, 60, 425, 460</coords>
  <xref format="html" scope="external"
        href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willem_van_Ruytenburch">
        Willem van Ruytenburch</xref>
</area>