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<map> HTML image map elementThis feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. Its been available across browsers since July 2015.
The <map> HTML element is used with <area> elements to define an image map (a clickable link area).
<map name="infographic">
<area
shape="poly"
coords="130,147,200,107,254,219,130,228"
href="https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/HTML"
alt="HTML" />
<area
shape="poly"
coords="130,147,130,228,6,219,59,107"
href="https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/CSS"
alt="CSS" />
<area
shape="poly"
coords="130,147,200,107,130,4,59,107"
href="https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/JavaScript"
alt="JavaScript" />
</map>
<img
usemap="#infographic"
src="/shared-assets/images/examples/mdn-info2.png"
alt="MDN infographic" />
img {
display: block;
margin: 0 auto;
width: 260px;
height: 232px;
}
This element includes the global attributes.
nameThe name attribute gives the map a name so that it can be referenced. The attribute must be present and must have a non-empty value with no space characters. The value of the name attribute must not be equal to the value of the name attribute of another <map> element in the same document. If the id attribute is also specified, both attributes must have the same value.
Click the left-hand parrot for JavaScript, or the right-hand parrot for CSS.
<!-- Photo by Juliana e Mariana Amorim on Unsplash -->
<map name="primary">
<area
shape="circle"
coords="75,75,75"
href="https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/JavaScript"
target="_blank"
alt="JavaScript" />
<area
shape="circle"
coords="275,75,75"
href="https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/CSS"
target="_blank"
alt="CSS" />
</map>
<img
usemap="#primary"
src="parrots.jpg"
alt="350 x 150 picture of two parrots" />
| Content categories | Flow content, phrasing content, palpable content. |
|---|---|
| Permitted content | Any transparent element. |
| Tag omission | None, both the starting and ending tag are mandatory. |
| Permitted parents | Any element that accepts phrasing content. |
| Implicit ARIA role | No corresponding role |
| Permitted ARIA roles | No role permitted |
| DOM interface | HTMLMapElement |
| Specification |
|---|
| HTML # the-map-element |
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