HTML map Tag

HTML map Tag is used to define Image maps. Image maps are simple images but with clickable areas. HTML map Tag is used with area tag to define these clickable areas.

Table of Contents

• Syntax of HTML map Tag
• Usage of HTML map Tag
• Example of HTML map Tag
• Browser Support for HTML map Tag
• Global Attributes Support in HTML map Tag
• Event Attributes Support in HTML map Tag
• More Tags

Syntax of HTML map Tag

The Syntax of HTML map Tag is shown below, It has both starting tag and ending tag.

<map>
</map>

Usage of HTML map Tag

HTML map Tag is used to create an image map. Image maps have clickable areas defined on an image. These clickable areas act like links.

HTML map Tag is used with area tag which define the clickable areas.

HTML img Tag is used to define an image which is converted into image map using map tag and area tag.

The usemap attribute of img tag and name attribute of map tag must have same value which makes a relationship between the image and map element.

Example of HTML map Tag

Simple example of HTML map Tag is given below.

<img usemap="#car" src="car.jpg" alt="car" width="800" height="500">

<map name="car">
  <area alt="Door" shape="rect" coords="30,65,400,310" href="door.html">
  <area alt="Car Tire" shape="circle" coords="311,270,50" href="tire.html">
</map>  

In above example we have used img tag, map tag and area tag to define a clickable image map of a car.

The shape attribute is used to define the shape of clickable area.

The coords attribute is used to define the coordinates of clickable area.

href attribute defines the clickable area destination url.

Browser Support for HTML map Tag

HTML map Tag is supported by all major browsers which include Chrome, Opera, Firefox, Edge, Internet Explorer and Safari.

Global Attributes Support in HTML map Tag

The HTML map Tag supports all Global Attributes.

Event Attributes Support in HTML map Tag

The HTML map Tag supports all Event Attributes.