area
HTML5 area element
The area element allows you to mark up areas on an image map; the areas can be hyperlinked; it is used together with the map element. »video
About area
- is an optional element
- multiple area elements allowed per HTML5 document within the map element or within other elements, children of the map element
Display & support area
- display in browser »video
- display: none
Parents, area
- area nested within elements »area parents
»examples
Attributes area
- required: none
- optional: specific attributes, global attributes, event attributes
Observations:
- if href attribute is present → alt attribute is required
- if href attribute is absente → download, hreflang, rel, target and type attributes must be omitted
- if shape attribute is present → coords attribute is required
Shapes and their coordinates: how to
Adding coordinates for each type of shape »video
Syntax area
| 1 | <> »video |
Attributes and Values area (comma separated)
| < | attribute | = | "attribute_value(s)" | > | Video | Examples |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. specific attributes | ||||||
| 1. | alt | = | text | » video | < href="area1.php" alt="area 1"> | |
| 2. | coords | = | number | »video | < shape="circle" coords="76, 189, 56" > | |
| 3. | download | = | string | »video | < href="x.php" alt="x" download="x.php"> | |
| 4. | href | = | URL | »video | < href="area1.php" alt="area 1"> | |
| 5. | hreflang | = | language code | »video | < href="region1.php" alt="region 1" hreflang="fr"> | |
| 6. | rel | = | alternate, author, bookmark, help license, next, nofollow, noreferrer prefetch, prev, search, sidebar, tag | »details | < href="help.php" alt="help" rel="help"> | |
| 7. | shape | = | circle, poly, rect, default | »video | < shape="circle" coords="76, 189, 56" > | |
| 8. | target | = | _blank, _self, _parent, _top, a valid browsing-context name | »video | < href="area1.php" alt="area 1" target="_blank"> | |
| 9. | type | = | MIME type | »video | < href="area1.php" alt="area 1" type="text⁄html"> | |
| All Specific Attributes | ||||||
| 2. global attributes | ||||||
| 1. | accesskey | = | keyboard key | »img | < accesskey="h"> | |
| 2. | class | = | class name | »html »img | < class="class_name"> | |
| 3. | contenteditable | = | "", , true, false | »html | < contenteditable="true"> | |
| 4. | contextmenu | = | menu id value | »html | < contextmenu="menu_id_value"> | |
| 5. | data-* | = | value | - | < data-http-error="404"> | |
| 6. | dir | = | ltr, rtl, auto | »html | < dir="ltr"> | |
| 7. | draggable | = | true, , false | »img | < draggable="false"> | |
| 8. | dropzone | = | copy, move, link, string:, file: | - | < dropzone="copy"> | |
| 9. | hidden | = | "", , hidden | »html »img | < hidden="hidden"> | |
| 10. | id | = | id name | »html »img | < id="unique_id_name"> | |
| 11. | itemid | = | URL | - | - | |
| 12. | itemprop | = | string | »link »a | - | |
| 13. | itemref | = | string | - | - | |
| 14. | itemscope | = | "", , itemscope | - | - | |
| 15. | itemtype | = | absolute URL | - | - | |
| 16. | lang | = | language code | »html »head»title »img | < lang="en"> | |
| 17. | spellcheck | = | "", , true, false | »html | < spellcheck="true"> | |
| 18. | style | = | CSS property:value | »html »img | < style="color:red"> | |
| 19. | tabindex | = | integer | »img | < tabindex="3"> | |
| 20. | title | = | text | »html »link»style »abbr»dfn »img »meter | < title="html page"> | |
| 21. | translate | = | "", yes, no | »html »img | < translate="yes"> | |
| All Global Attributes | ||||||
| 3. global event attributes | ||||||
| 1. | onclick | = | script | » list | <element onclick="script" > ... | |
| 2. | ondblclick | = | script | » list | <element ondblclick="script" > ... | |
| All Event Attributes | ||||||
Video demonstration area element
HTML5 area and map elements Tutorial
| min | video details |
|---|---|
| 00:05 | map element server rendering client-side image maps |
| 00:12 | map element must have area elements as children which allow you to define through its attributes: different shapes (4: circ, poly, rect, default), their coordinates, their destination link |
| 00:32 | map element must have a name attribute whose value is used as value of the usemap attribute on img element, preceded by # |
| 00:44 | this is how you connect an img element to a map element |
| 00:50 | when the img element and the map element are connected, these coordinates refer to a circular area on this image |
| 00:59 | these coordinates refer to a rectangular area on this image |
| 01:06 | these coordinates refer to a polygon area on this image |
| 01:13 | on this image: when we will click on the circular area, we will be taken to "round_zone.php" |
| 01:22 | when we will click on the rectangular area, we will be taken to "rectangle_zone.php" |
| 01:28 | when we will click on the polygon area, we will be taken to "polygon_zone.php" |
| 01:35 | test |
| 01:41 | test result: ok the image is a client-side image map thanks to map element |
For more information about the element, please see the specs: W3C ⁄ WHATWG