HTML area tag and element
1. HTML area element defines a region within a client-side image map.
2. area element starts with <area> tag and does not have any end tag.
Syntax
<area .... / >
Category
HTML area element is a part of HTML object, image and applet.
Whether both start and end tags are required
The start tag is required but end tag is forbidden.
Can contain
HTML area element can contain one or more area or Block-level elements.
Can reside within
HTML area element can reside within Inline elements and Block-level elements.
Attributes
shape, coords, nohref, usemap.
Identifiers
language information and text direction
Title
Style
Submitting objects with forms
name.
Alternate text
alt.
Anchor reference
href.
Frame target information
Tabbing navigation
Access keys
Image maps
Events
onclick, ondblclick, onmousedown, onmouseup, onmouseover, onmousemove, onmouseout, onkeypress, onkeydown, onkeyup, onfocus, onblur.
alternate text
client side image maps
visual presentation
Supported doctypes
HTML 4.01 Strict, HTML 4.01 Transitional, and HTML 4.01 Frameset.
Example of using HTML area element
<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd">
<html>
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1">
<title>html area tag example</title>
</head>
<body>
<img src="html-area-tag.gif" alt="area example " width="308" height="190" border="0" usemap="#Map">
<map name="Map">
<area shape="rect" coords="8,5,100,77" href="../../mysql/mysql-tutorials.php" target="_blank" alt="mysql tutorial">
<area shape="circle" coords="155,93,59" href="../../php/php-home.php" target="_blank" alt="php tutorial">
<area shape="rect" coords="197,136,306,188" href="../../sql/sql-tutorials.php" alt="sql tutorials">
</map>
</body>
</html>
Result
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