area

Definition and Usage

The <area> tag defines an area inside an image-map (an image-map is an image with clickable areas). There are three types of areas: circular, rectangular or poligonal. Image maps are commonly used toghether with images to specify zones for them, which are usually linked to other documents or resources. The <area> element is always nested inside a <map> tag. Image maps are images with clickable areas (sometimes referred to as "hotspots") that usually link to another page or in other words, The HTML <area> element defines a hot-spot region on an image, and optionally associates it with a hypertext link.