The <area> element

Represents a clickable area on a client-side image map, along with the link that should be followed if it's clicked on.

This is an empty element, so it shouldn't have a closing tag.

Full list of attributes

All the usual HTML global attributes are available

alt
A description of the link that, combined with the alt value for the image itself, allows people who can't see the image to choose whether to follow the link.
coords
The coordinates which define the exact position and size of the shape of the clickable area, as a list of numbers separated by commas.
download
If present, the URI should be downloaded instead of loaded into the browser window.
href
The URI of the link that will be followed, or the resource that will be downloaded, if the user clicks on this area of the map.
hreflang
The language the linked page is written in.
ping
URIs to send pings to when the area is clicked, to allow them to count the number of clicks.
rel
The relationship the linked page has with this document.
shape
Selects one of several different kinds of shapes which can be drawn using the coords attribute. Valid values are circle, default, poly, or rect.
target
The browser context to load the link in.
type
The MIME type of the resource at the destination URI.

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