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HTML area shape attributes

Tag Reference HTML area HTML <area> tag

Examples

With clickable image map area:

<img src ="planets.gif" width="145" height="126" alt="Planets"
usemap="#planetmap">

<map name="planetmap">
<area shape="rect" coords="0,0,82,126" href="sun.htm" alt="Sun">
<area shape="circle" coords="90,58,3" href="mercur.htm" alt="Mercury">
<area shape="circle" coords="124,58,8" href="venus.htm" alt="Venus">
</map>

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Browser Support

Internet ExplorerFirefoxOperaGoogle ChromeSafari

All major browsers support the shape attribute


Definition and Usage

shape attribute specifies the shape of a region.

shape attribute coords attribute with, you can specify the size, shape and location of the region.


Differences between HTML 4.01 and HTML5

NONE.


grammar

<area shape="default|rect|circle|poly">

Property Value

value description
default Provisions of the entire region.
rect Defined rectangular area.
circ The definition of a circle.
poly Define the polygon area.


Tag Reference HTML area HTML <area> tag