Example
An image-map, with clickable areas:
<img src="planets.gif" width="145" height="126" alt="Planets" usemap="#planetmap">
<map name="planetmap">
<area shape="rect" coords="0,0,82,126" alt="Sun"
href="sun.htm" hreflang="en">
</map>
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Definition and Usage
The hreflang attribute specifies the language of the target URL in the area.
This attribute is only used if the href attribute is set.
Note: This attribute is purely advisory.
Browser Support
| Attribute | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| hreflang | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Differences Between HTML 4.01 and HTML5
The hreflang attribute is new for the <area> tag in HTML5.
Syntax
<area hreflang="language_code">
Attribute Values
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| language_code | A two-letter language code that specifies the language of the linked document. To view all available language codes, go to our Language code reference. |