HTML <map> nameAttribute
Example
An image map with clickable areas:
<img src="planets.gif.html"
width="145" height="126"
alt="Planets"
usemap="#planetmap">
<map name="planetmap">
<area shape="rect" coords="0,0,82,126" href="sun.htm.html" alt="Sun">
<area shape="circle" coords="90,58,3" href="mercur.htm.html" alt="Mercury">
<area shape="circle" coords="124,58,8" href="venus.htm.html" alt="Venus">
</map>
<map name="planetmap">
<area shape="rect" coords="0,0,82,126" href="sun.htm.html" alt="Sun">
<area shape="circle" coords="90,58,3" href="mercur.htm.html" alt="Mercury">
<area shape="circle" coords="124,58,8" href="venus.htm.html" alt="Venus">
</map>
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Browser Support
All major browsers support the name attribute.
Definition and Usage
The name attribute is required and specifies the name of the image map.
The name attribute is associated with the usemap attribute of the <img> tag to create a relationship between the image and the map.
Differences between HTML 4.01 and HTML5
None.
Syntax
<map name="mapname">
Attribute Values
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| mapname | The name of the image map. |
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