HTML 4 map Tag
Also see HTML5 <map>
Tag.
This page is for the HTML 4 version of this element. For a more up to date version, see HTML5 <map>
Tag.
The HTML map
tag is used for defining an image map.
This element is used in conjunction with the HTML <area>
tag and the HTML <img>
tag to create the image map.
Example
See below to see a working example.
Attributes
Attributes specific to this tag: | |
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Attribute | Description |
name | Assigns a name to the image map. |
Other Attributes: | |
Attribute | Description |
usemap | Associates an element with an image map. For example, you associate the image with an image map by using this attribute. |
class | Document wide identifier. |
id | Document wide identifier |
dir | Specifies the direction of the text |
lang | Language code |
style | Inline style (CSS). |
title | Specifies a title to associate with the element. |
alt | Alternate text. This specifies text to be used in case the browser/user agent can't render the image. |
href | Specifies the URL of a page or the name of the anchor that the link goes to. |
target | Specifies the target frame to load the page into. |
tabindex | Helps determine the tabbing order (when the user 'tabs' through the elements on the page). |
accesskey | Access keys (or shortcut keys) |
onfocus | Intrinsic event (see event handlers) |
onblur | Intrinsic event (see event handlers) |
onclick | Intrinsic event (see event handlers) |
ondbclick | Intrinsic event (see event handlers) |
onmousedown | Intrinsic event (see event handlers) |
onmouseup | Intrinsic event (see event handlers) |
onmouseover | Intrinsic event (see event handlers) |
onmousemove | Intrinsic event (see event handlers) |
onmouseout | Intrinsic event (see event handlers) |
onkeypress | Intrinsic event (see event handlers) |
onkeydown | Intrinsic event (see event handlers) |
onkeyup | Intrinsic event (see event handlers) |
Preview
HTML5 Tags
The information on this page is based on HTML version 4.01. Most modern browsers now support HTML5.
See HTML5 <map>
Tag for the HTML5 version of the above element.
See this list of HTML tags for the latest list of HTML elements.