# HTML <area> href Attribute

HTML <area> tag

## 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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## Definition and Usage

The href attribute specifies the hyperlink target for the area.

If the href attribute is not present, the <area> tag is not a hyperlink.

## Browser Support

Attribute |  |  |  |  |
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
href | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes

## Differences Between HTML 4.01 and HTML5

In HTML5, if the <area> tag has no href attribute, it is a placeholder for a hyperlink.

## Syntax

<area href="URL">

## Attribute Values

Value | Description
--- | ---

URL

Specifies the hyperlink target for the area.

Possible values:

- An absolute URL - points to another web site (like href="http://www.example.com/sun.htm")
- A relative URL - points to a file within a web site (like href="sun.htm")
- Link to an element with a specified id within the page (like href="#top")
- Other protocols (like https://, ftp://, mailto:, file:, etc..)
- A script (like href="javascript:alert('Hello');")

HTML <area> tag

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