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<area> Tag Examples

Examples of the <area> Tag in HTML 4.01 and XHTML 1.0

The following examples show how to use the <area> tag in XHTML 1.0 and HTML 4.01.

Rectangle Area

Image Maps Links

<area shape="rect" coords="11,25,129,150" href="/od/imagemaps/" alt="Image Maps Links" />

Circular Area

Image Map Editors

<area shape="circle" coords="196,89,63" href="/od/imagemapeditors/Image_Map_Editors.htm" alt="Image Map Editors" />

Polygon Area

The Area Element

<area shape="poly" coords="267,89,309,26,384,48,386,124,313,150" href="/od/htmltags/p/bltags_area.htm" alt="The Area Element" />

Default Area

Image Maps Links Image Map Editors The Area Element

<area shape="default" nohref="nohref" />
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