<map>

The HTML <map> element is used with <area> elements to define an image map (a clickable link area).

Content categories	Flow content, phrasing content, palpable content.
Permitted content	Any transparent element.
Tag omission	None, both the starting and ending tag are mandatory.
Permitted parents	Any element that accepts phrasing content.
Implicit ARIA role	No corresponding role
Permitted ARIA roles	No `role` permitted
DOM interface	`HTMLMapElement`

Attributes

This element includes the global attributes.

name: The name attribute gives the map a name so that it can be referenced. The attribute must be present and must have a non-empty value with no space characters. The value of the name attribute must not be a compatibility-caseless match for the value of the name attribute of another <map> element in the same document. If the id attribute is also specified, both attributes must have the same value.

Examples

<map name="primary">
  <area shape="circle" coords="75,75,75" href="left.html">
  <area shape="circle" coords="275,75,75" href="right.html">
</map>
<img usemap="#primary" src="https://placehold.it/350x150" alt="350 x 150 pic">

Result

Expected live example output

The live example above should appear similar to the following images (when using your keyboard tab key):

For the left.html link:

For the right.html link

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
HTML Living Standard The definition of '<map>' in that specification.	Living Standard
HTML5 The definition of '<map>' in that specification.	Recommendation
HTML 4.01 Specification The definition of '<map>' in that specification.	Recommendation	Initial definition

Browser compatibility

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	Desktop						Mobile
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari	Android webview	Chrome for Android	Firefox for Android	Opera for Android	Safari on iOS	Samsung Internet
`map`	Chrome Full support 1	Edge Full support 12	Firefox Full support 1 Notes Full support 1 Notes Notes Before Firefox 5, in Quirks Mode, empty maps were no longer skipped over in favor of non-empty ones when matching. Notes Before Firefox 17, the default styling of the `<map>` HTML element was `display: block;`. This is now `display: inline;` and matches the behavior of the other browsers. It was already the case in Quirks Mode.	IE Full support Yes	Opera Full support Yes	Safari Full support 1	WebView Android Full support 1	Chrome Android Full support 18	Firefox Android Full support 4	Opera Android Full support Yes	Safari iOS Full support Yes	Samsung Internet Android Full support 1.0
`name`	Chrome Full support 1	Edge Full support 12	Firefox Full support 1	IE Full support Yes	Opera Full support Yes	Safari Full support 1	WebView Android Full support 1	Chrome Android Full support 18	Firefox Android Full support 4	Opera Android Full support Yes	Safari iOS Full support Yes	Samsung Internet Android Full support 1.0

Legend

Full support: Full support
See implementation notes.: See implementation notes.