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<!--> <!DOCTYPE> <a> <abbr> <acronym> <address> <applet> <area> <article> <aside> <audio> <b> <base> <basefont> <bdi> <bdo> <big> <blockquote> <body> <br> <button> <canvas> <caption> <center> <cite> <code> <col> <colgroup> <command> <datalist> <dd> <del> <details> <dfn> <dialog> <dir> <div> <dl> <dt> <em> <embed> <fieldset> <figcaption> <figure> <font> <footer> <form> <frame> <frameset> <head> <header> <hgroup> <h1> - <h6> <hr> <html> <i> <iframe> <img> <input> <ins> <kbd> <keygen> <label> <legend> <li> <link> <map> <mark> <menu> <meta> <meter> <nav> <noframes> <noscript> <object> <ol> <optgroup> <option> <output> <p> <param> <pre> <progress> <q> <rp> <rt> <ruby> <s> <samp> <script> <section> <select> <small> <source> <span> <strike> <strong> <style> <sub> <summary> <sup> <table> <tbody> <td> <textarea> <tfoot> <th> <thead> <time> <title> <tr> <track> <tt> <u> <ul> <var> <video> <wbr>HTML <area> type Attribute
Example
An image-map, with a clickable area:
<img src="planets.gif" width="145" height="126" alt="Planets" usemap="#planetmap">
<map name="planetmap">
<area shape="rect" coords="0,0,82,126" alt="Sun"
href="/images/sun.gif" type="image/gif">
</map>
<map name="planetmap">
<area shape="rect" coords="0,0,82,126" alt="Sun"
href="/images/sun.gif" type="image/gif">
</map>
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Browser Support
The type attribute is supported in all major browsers.
Definition and Usage
The type attribute specifies the MIME type of the target URL.
This attribute is only used if the href attribute is set.
Note: This attribute is purely advisory.
Differences Between HTML 4.01 and HTML5
The type attribute is new for the <area> tag in HTML5.
Syntax
<area type="MIME_type">
Attribute Values
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| MIME_type | The MIME type of the linked document. Look at IANA MIME types for a complete list of standard MIME types. |
HTML <area> tag
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