HTML <img> usemap Attribute
Example
An image map, with clickable areas:
<img src="workplace.jpg" alt="Workplace" usemap="#workmap" width="400"
height="379">
<map name="workmap">
<area shape="rect"
coords="34,44,270,350" alt="Computer" href="computer.htm">
<area
shape="rect" coords="290,172,333,250" alt="Phone" href="phone.htm">
<area shape="circle" coords="337,300,44" alt="Cup of coffee" href="coffee.htm">
</map>
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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 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.
Browser Support
| Attribute | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| usemap | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Syntax
<img usemap="#mapname">
Attribute Values
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| #mapname | A hash character ("#") plus the name of the <map> element to use |
❮ HTML <img> tag
