area element | area object
[This documentation is preliminary and is subject to change.]
Defines the shape, coordinates, and associated URL of one hyperlink region within a client-side image map.
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Standards information
- Document Object Model (DOM) Level 2 HTML Specification, Section 1.6.5
- HTML 4.01 Specification, Section 13.6.1
HTML information
| Closing Tag | forbidden |
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| CSS Display |
DOM Information
Inheritance Hierarchy
Node
Element
HTMLElement
area
Remarks
Any number of area elements can be contained within the same map element.
The format of the coords value depends on the value of the shape attribute.
Windows Internet Explorer 8 and later. In IE8 Standards mode, the title attribute is preferred over the alt attribute when specified as a pop-up tooltip for an img or a map element. In addition, the value of the href attribute depends on the current document compatibility mode.
This element is not rendered.
This element does not require a closing tag.
Build date: 3/8/2012
