HTML | shape Attribute - GeeksforGeeks

The HTML shape Attribute is used to specify the size of an <area> element. It is mainly used with the coords attribute to specify the size, shape and placement of a <area> element.
Applicable:

Syntax:

<area shape="value">

Example:

html

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>

<head>
    <title>
        HTML shape Attribute
    </title>
</head>

<body style="text-align:center;">
    <h1>
        GeeksForGeeks
    </h1>
    <h2>
        HTML  shape Attribute
    </h2>
    <img src=
"https://media.geeksforgeeks.org/wp-content/uploads/20190227165729/area11.png"
         alt="alt_attribute" 
         width="300"
         height="119" 
         class="aligncenter" 
         usemap="#shapemap" />

    <map name="shapemap">

        <!-- area tag contained image. -->
        <area shape="poly" 
              coords="59, 31, 28, 83, 91, 83" 
              href=
"https://media.geeksforgeeks.org/wp-content/uploads/20190227165802/area2.png"
              alt="Triangle">

        <area shape="circle" 
              coords="155, 56, 26" 
              href=
"https://media.geeksforgeeks.org/wp-content/uploads/20190227165934/area3.png"
              alt="Circle">

        <area shape="rect" 
              coords="224, 30, 276, 82" 
              href=
"https://media.geeksforgeeks.org/wp-content/uploads/20190227170021/area4.png"
              alt="Square">
    </map>
</body>

</html>

Output:

Before click on specific shape:

After click on specific shape:

Supported Browsers: The browser supported by HTML shape Attribute are listed below:

Google Chrome 4.0
Internet Explorer 9.0
Firefox 3.6
Safari 4.0
Opera 10.5

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