HTML <map> name attribute

The HTML <map> tag

Definition and Usage

required name attribute defines the name of the image map.

name attribute with <img> of usemap attribute Link and create a relationship between the image and the map.

Example

Image map with clickable areas:

<img src="workplace.jpg" alt="Workplace" usemap="#workmap" width="400" height="379">
<map name="workmap">
  <area shape="rect" coords="34,44,270,350" alt="Computer" href="computer.htm">
  <area shape="rect" coords="290,172,333,250" alt="Phone" href="phone.htm">
  <area shape="circle" coords="337,300,44" alt="Cup of coffee" href="coffee.htm">
</map>

Try It Yourself

Syntax

<map name="mapname">

Attribute Value

Value Description
mapname Name of the image map.

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The HTML <map> tag