Definition and Usage
The shape attribute specifies the shape of an area.
The shape attribute is used together with the coords attribute to specify the size, shape, and placement of an area.
Applies to
The shape attribute can be used on the following element:
| Element | Attribute |
|---|---|
| <area> | shape |
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" href="sun.htm" alt="Sun">
<area shape="circle" coords="90,58,3" href="mercur.htm" alt="Mercury">
<area shape="circle" coords="124,58,8" href="venus.htm" alt="Venus">
</map>
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| Attribute | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| shape | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |