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HTML <img> usemap Attribute

HTML img Tag Reference HTML <img> tag

Example

An image-map, with clickable areas:

<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 Explorer Firefox Opera Google Chrome Safari

The usemap attribute is supported in all major browsers.


Definition and Usage

The usemap attribute specifies an image as a client-side image-map (an image-map is an image with clickable areas).

The usemap attribute is associated with a <map> element's name or id attribute, and creates a relationship between the <img> and the <map>.

Note: The usemap attribute cannot be used if the <img> element is a descendant of an <a> or <button> element.


Differences Between HTML 4.01 and HTML5

NONE.


Syntax

<img usemap="#mapname">

Attribute Values

Value Description
#mapname A hash character ("#") plus the name or id of the <map> element to use


HTML img Tag Reference HTML <img> tag

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