The HTML <map>
element is used with <area>
elements to define an image map (a clickable link area).
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Content categories | Flow content, phrasing content, palpable content. |
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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 |
Attributes
This element includes the global attributes.
name
- The
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 thename
attribute must not be a compatibility-caseless match for the value of thename
attribute of another<map>
element in the same document. If theid
attribute is also specified, both attributes must have the same value.
Examples
<map name="primary"> <area shape="circle" coords="75,75,75" href="left.html"> <area shape="circle" coords="275,75,75" href="right.html"> </map> <img usemap="#primary" src="https://udn.realityripple.com/samples/6a/7e559101b3.png" alt="350 x 150 pic">
Result
Expected live example output
The live example above should appear similar to the following images (when using your keyboard tab key):
For the left.html
link:
For the right.html
link
Specifications
Specification | Status | Comment |
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HTML Living Standard The definition of '<map>' in that specification. |
Living Standard | |
HTML5 The definition of '<map>' in that specification. |
Recommendation | |
HTML 4.01 Specification The definition of '<map>' in that specification. |
Recommendation | Initial definition |
Browser compatibility
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Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
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map | Chrome Full support 1 | Edge Full support 12 | Firefox
Full support
1
| IE Full support Yes | Opera Full support Yes | Safari Full support 1 | WebView Android Full support 1 | Chrome Android Full support 18 | Firefox Android Full support 4 | Opera Android Full support Yes | Safari iOS Full support Yes | Samsung Internet Android Full support 1.0 |
name | Chrome Full support 1 | Edge Full support 12 | Firefox Full support 1 | IE Full support Yes | Opera Full support Yes | Safari Full support 1 | WebView Android Full support 1 | Chrome Android Full support 18 | Firefox Android Full support 4 | Opera Android Full support Yes | Safari iOS Full support Yes | Samsung Internet Android Full support 1.0 |
Legend
- Full support
- Full support
- See implementation notes.
- See implementation notes.