HTML a coords Attribute

Example

Use of the shape and coords attribute in a link, to create an image map:

<object data="planets.gif" alt="Planets" type="image/gif" usemap="#Map1">   <map name="Map1" id="Map1">   <a href="sun.htm" shape="rect" coords="0,0,82,126">The Sun</a>   <a href="mercur.htm"shape="circle" coords="90,58,3">Mercury</a>   <a href="venus.htm" shape="circle" coords="124,58,8">Venus</a>   </map> </object>

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Definition and Usage

The coords attribute is used together with the shape attribute to specify the size, shape, and placement of a link in an object or img element.
The coordinates of the top, left corner of an area are 0,0.
Note: The coords attribute of the a element is not supported by Internet Explorer, Chrome or Safari.
Tip: To create image maps that works in all browsers, look at the area element!

Syntax

<a coords="coordinates">

Syntax Example

<a coords="0,0,82,126">

Attribute Values

Value	Description
x1,y1,x2,y2	If the shape attribute is set to "rect", it specifies the coordinates of the left-top corner and the right-bottom corner of the rectangle
x,y,radius	If the shape attribute is set to "circ", it specifies the coordinates of the circle center and the radius
x1,y1,x2,y2,..,xn,yn	If the shape attribute is set to "poly", it specifies the coordinates of the edges of the polygon. If the first and last coordinate pairs are not the same, the browser must add the last coordinate pair to close the polygon