HTML <map> name Attribute

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The name attribute on a <map> tag assigns a name to that map element.

This name is used by the image to reference the map.

Example

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A name attribute on a <map> element.
The name is used by the image to reference the image map.

<img src="/img/html/computer-map.png" alt="Computer" usemap="#computermap">

<map name="computermap">
  <area shape="rect" coords="253,142,16,2" alt="Computer" href="javascript:alert('Computer screen was clicked');">
  <area shape="rect" coords="262,218,0,156" alt="Keyboard" href="javascript:alert('Computer keyboard was clicked');">
  <area shape="circle" coords="267,234,22" alt="Mouse" href="javascript:alert('Computer mouse was clicked');">
</map>

Using name

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The name attribute assigns a name to the image map.

This name helps establishing a relationship between the image and the image map.

The image uses the usemap attribute to reference the map's name.

Syntax

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