HTML <map> name Attribute
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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Definition and Usage
The required name attribute specifies the name of an image-map.
The name attribute is associated with the <img>'s usemap attribute and creates a relationship between the image and the map.
Browser Support
| Attribute | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| name | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Syntax
<map name="mapname">
Attribute Values
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| mapname | The name of the image-map |
❮ HTML <map> tag
