<map>

HTML <map> Tag

Example

An image-map, with clickable areas:

<img src="/images/353915main_image_1377_428-321.gif" alt="Planets" width="350" height="263" usemap="#planetmap">

<map id="planetmap" name="planetmap">
<area shape="rect" coords="203,104,343,241" alt="Sun" title="sun" href="http://xhtml.co.il/tryit/sun.html">
<area shape="circle" coords="92,98,56" alt="Mercury" title="Mercury" href="http://xhtml.co.il/tryit/mercury.html">
</map>

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Definition and Usage

The <map> tag is used to define a client-side image-map. An image-map is an image with clickable areas.

The name attribute is required in the map element. This attribute is associated with the <img>'s usemap attribute and creates a relationship between the image and the map.

The map element contains a number of area elements, that defines the clickable areas in the image map.

Browser Support

The <map> tag is supported in all major browsers

Differences Between HTML and XHTML

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Required Attributes

DTD indicates in which HTML 4.01/XHTML 1.0 DTD the attribute is allowed. S=Strict, T=Transitional, and F=Frameset.

Attribute	Value	Description	DTD
name	mapname	Specifies the name for an image-map	STF

Standard Attributes

Тег <map> поддерживает следующие стандартные атрибуты:

Attribute	Value	Description	DTD
class	classname	Specifies a classname for an element	STF
dir	rtl ltr	Specifies the text direction for the content in an element	STF
id	id	Specifies a unique id for an element	STF
lang	language_code	Specifies a language code for the content in an element	STF
style	style_definition	Specifies an inline style for an element	STF
title	text	Specifies extra information about an element	STF
xml:lang	language_code	Specifies a language code for the content in an element, in XHTML documents	STF

More information about Standard Attributes.

Event Attributes

The <map> tag supports the following event attributes:

Attribute	Value	Description	DTD
onclick	script	Script to be run on a mouse click	STF
ondblclick	script	Script to be run on a mouse double-click	STF
onmousedown	script	Script to be run when mouse button is pressed	STF
onmousemove	script	Script to be run when mouse pointer moves	STF
onmouseout	script	Script to be run when mouse pointer moves out of an element	STF
onmouseover	script	Script to be run when mouse pointer moves over an element	STF
onmouseup	script	Script to be run when mouse button is released	STF
onkeydown	script	Script to be run when a key is pressed	STF
onkeypress	script	Script to be run when a key is pressed and released	STF
onkeyup	script	Script to be run when a key is released	STF
onblur	script	Script to be run when an element loses focus	STF
onfocus	script	Script to be run when an element gets focus	STF

More information about Event Attributes.

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