The HTML <area> target Attribute is used to specify where to open the linked document. It works only when href attribute is present in the area elements.
Syntax:
<area target="_blank|_self|_parent|_top|framename">
Attribute Values:
- _blank: It opens the link in a new window.
- _self: It is the default value. It opens the linked document in the same frame.
- _parent: It opens the linked document in the parent frameset.
- _top: It opens the linked document in the full body of the window.
- framename: It opens the linked document in the named frame.
Example: This example illustrates the use of target attribute in area element.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>
HTML area target Attribute
</title>
</head>
<body style="text-align:center;">
<h1 style="color:green;">GeeksForGeeks</h1>
<h2>HTML <area> Target Attribute</h2>
<img src=
"https://media.geeksforgeeks.org/wp-content/uploads/20190227165729/area11.png"
alt="" 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" target="_self">
<area shape="circle" coords="155, 56, 26"
href="https://media.geeksforgeeks.org/wp-content/uploads/20190227165934/area3.png"
alt="Circle" target="_blank">
<area shape="rect" coords="224, 30, 276, 82"
href="https://media.geeksforgeeks.org/wp-content/uploads/20190227170021/area4.png"
alt="Square" target="_parent">
</map>
</body>
</html>
Output:
After clicking on specific area:
Supported Browsers: The browser supported by HTML area target Attribute are listed below:
- Google Chrome
- Edge 12 and above
- Internet Explorer
- Firefox 1 and above
- Safari
- Opera