HTML <img> ismapAttribute
Examples
A server-side image map:
<a href="form_action.php.html">
<img src="logo.png.html" alt="example.com" width="336" height="69" ismap>
</a>
<img src="logo.png.html" alt="example.com" width="336" height="69" ismap>
</a>
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Browser Support
All major browsers support the ismap attribute.
Definition and Usage
The ismap attribute is a boolean attribute.
The ismap attribute defines an image as a server-side image map (an image map is an image with clickable areas).
When clicking on a server-side image map, the click coordinates are sent to the server as a URL query string.
Note:The ismap attribute is only allowed when the <img> element is a descendant of an <a> element with a valid href attribute.
Differences between HTML 4.01 and HTML5
None.
Differences between HTML and XHTML
In XHTML, attribute minimization is forbidden, and the ismap attribute must be defined as <img ismap="ismap" />.
Syntax
<img ismap>
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