The HTML <map> element is used with <area> elements to define an image map (a clickable link area).
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| Content categories | Flow content, phrasing content, palpable content. |
|---|---|
| Permitted content | Any transparent element. |
| Tag omission | None, both the starting and ending tag are mandatory. |
| Permitted parents | Any element that accepts phrasing content. |
| Permitted ARIA roles | None |
| DOM interface | HTMLMapElement |
Attributes
This element includes the global attributes.
name- The name attribute gives the map a name so that it can be referenced. The attribute must be present and must have a non-empty value with no space characters. The value of the name attribute must not be a compatibility-caseless match for the value of the name attribute of another map element in the same document. If the id attribute is also specified, both attributes must have the same value.
Example
<map name="primary"> <area shape="circle" coords="75,75,75" href="left.html"> <area shape="circle" coords="275,75,75" href="right.html"> </map> <img usemap="#primary" src="https://placehold.it/350x150" alt="350 x 150 pic">
Live Example
Expected live example output
The live example above should appear similar to the following images (when using your keyboard tab key):
For the left.html link:
For the right.html link
Specifications
| Specification | Status | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| HTML Living Standard The definition of '<map>' in that specification. |
Living Standard | |
| HTML5 The definition of '<map>' in that specification. |
Recommendation | |
| HTML 4.01 Specification The definition of '<map>' in that specification. |
Recommendation | Initial definition |
Browser compatibility
| Feature | Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic support | 1 | Yes | 11 2 | Yes | Yes | 1 |
name | 1 | Yes | 1 | Yes | Yes | 1 |
| Feature | Android webview | Chrome for Android | Edge mobile | Firefox for Android | Opera Android | iOS Safari | Samsung Internet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic support | 1 | 18 | Yes | 4 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
name | 1 | 18 | Yes | 4 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
1. Before Firefox 5, in Quirks Mode, empty maps were longer skipped over in favor of non-empty ones when matching.
2. Before Firefox 17, the default styling of the <map> HTML element was display: block;. This is now display: inline; and matches the behavior of the other browsers. It was already the case in Quirks Mode.