<area> - HTML 5

The <area> tag defines an area inside an image-map (an image-map is an image with clickable areas).
The <area> element is always nested inside a <map> tag.
Note: The usemap attribute in the <map> element's name attribute, and creates a relationship between the image and the map.
ATTRIBUTES : 
alt (text) : Specifies an alternate text for the area. Required if the href attribute is present
coords (coordinates) : Specifies the coordinates of the area
download : Specifies that the target will be downloaded when a user clicks on the hyperlink
href (url) : Specifies the hyperlink target for the area
hreflang : Specifies the language of the target URL
media : Specifies what media/device the target URL is optimized for
rel : Specifies the relationship between the current document and the target URL
shape (default,rect,circle,poly) : Specifies the shape of the area
target : Specifies where to open the target URL
type : Specifies the media type of the target URL

Syntax

<area shape="rect" coords="0,0,82,126" href="sun.htm" alt="Sun">

Example

<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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