The HTMLAreaElement interface provides special properties and methods (beyond those of the regular object HTMLElement interface it also has available to it by inheritance) for manipulating the layout and presentation of <area> elements.
HTMLAreaElement
Properties
Inherits properties from its parent, HTMLElement.
-
HTMLElement.accessKey -
Is a
DOMStringcontaining a single character that switches input focus to the control. -
HTMLAreaElement.alt -
Is a
DOMStringthat reflects thealtHTML attribute, containing alternative text for the element. -
HTMLAreaElement.coords -
Is a
DOMStringthat reflects thecoordsHTML attribute, containing coordinates to define the hot-spot region. -
HTMLAreaElement.downloadExperimental -
Is a
DOMStringindicating that the linked resource is intended to be downloaded rather than displayed in the browser. The value represent the proposed name of the file. If the name is not a valid filename of the underlying OS, browser will adapt it. -
HTMLAreaElement.hash -
Is a
USVStringcontaining the fragment identifier (including the leading hash mark (#)), if any, in the referenced URL. -
HTMLAreaElement.host -
Is a
USVStringcontaining the hostname and port (if it's not the default port) in the referenced URL. -
HTMLAreaElement.hostname -
Is a
USVStringcontaining the hostname in the referenced URL. -
HTMLAreaElement.href -
Is a
USVStringcontaining that reflects thehrefHTML attribute, containing a valid URL of a linked resource. -
HTMLAreaElement.noHrefDeprecated -
Is a boolean flag indicating if the area is inactive (
true) or active (false). -
HTMLAreaElement.originRead only -
Returns a
USVStringcontaining the origin of the URL, that is its scheme, its domain and its port. -
HTMLAreaElement.password -
Is a
USVStringcontaining the password specified before the domain name. -
HTMLAreaElement.pathname -
Is a
USVStringcontaining the path name component, if any, of the referenced URL. -
HTMLAreaElement.port -
Is a
USVStringcontaining the port component, if any, of the referenced URL. -
HTMLAreaElement.protocol -
Is a
USVStringcontaining the protocol component (including trailing colon':'), of the referenced URL. -
HTMLAreaElement.referrerPolicyExperimental -
Is a
DOMStringthat reflects thereferrerpolicyHTML attribute indicating which referrer to use when fetching the linked resource. -
HTMLAreaElement.rel -
Is a
DOMStringthat reflects therelHTML attribute, indicating relationships of the current document to the linked resource. -
HTMLAreaElement.relListRead only -
Returns a
DOMTokenListthat reflects therelHTML attribute, indicating relationships of the current document to the linked resource, as a list of tokens. -
HTMLAreaElement.search -
Is a
USVStringcontaining the search element (including leading question mark'?'), if any, of the referenced URL. -
HTMLAreaElement.shape -
Is a
DOMStringthat reflects theshapeHTML attribute, indicating the shape of the hot-spot, limited to known values. -
HTMLElement.tabIndex -
Is a
longcontaining the element's position in the tabbing order. -
HTMLAreaElement.target -
Is a
DOMStringthat reflects thetargetHTML attribute, indicating the browsing context in which to open the linked resource. -
HTMLAreaElement.username -
Is a
USVStringcontaining the username specified before the domain name.
Methods
Inherits methods from its parent, HTMLElement.
-
HTMLAreaElement.toString() -
Returns a
USVStringcontaining the whole URL. It is a synonym forHTMLAreaElement.href.
Specifications
| Specification |
|---|
| HTML Standard # htmlareaelement |
Browser compatibility
| Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari | WebView Android | Chrome Android | Firefox for Android | Opera Android | Safari on IOS | Samsung Internet | |
HTMLAreaElement |
1
|
12
|
1
|
5.5
|
≤12.1
|
3
|
1
|
18
|
4
|
≤12.1
|
1
|
1.0
|
alt |
1
|
12
|
1
|
5.5
|
≤12.1
|
3
|
1
|
18
|
4
|
≤12.1
|
1
|
1.0
|
coords |
1
|
12
|
1
|
5.5
|
≤12.1
|
3
|
1
|
18
|
4
|
≤12.1
|
1
|
1.0
|
download |
54
|
13
|
20
|
No
|
41
|
10.1
|
54
|
54
|
20
|
41
|
10.3
|
6.0
|
noHref |
1
|
12
|
1
|
5.5
|
≤12.1
|
3
|
1
|
18
|
4
|
≤12.1
|
1
|
1.0
|
ping |
12
|
17
|
3
|
No
|
15
|
5.1
|
≤37
|
18
|
4
|
14
|
5
|
1.0
|
referrerPolicy |
53
|
79
|
50
|
No
|
40
|
14.1
|
53
|
53
|
50
|
41
|
14.5
|
7.2
|
rel |
54
|
12
|
30
|
11
|
41
|
9
|
54
|
54
|
30
|
41
|
9
|
6.0
|
relList |
65
|
18
|
30
|
No
|
41
|
9
|
65
|
65
|
30
|
41
|
9
|
9.0
|
shape |
1
|
12
|
1
|
5.5
|
≤12.1
|
3
|
1
|
18
|
4
|
≤12.1
|
1
|
1.0
|
target |
1
|
12
|
1
|
5.5
|
≤12.1
|
3
|
1
|
18
|
4
|
≤12.1
|
1
|
1.0
|
hash |
1
|
12
|
1
From Firefox 29 to Firefox 40, the returned value was incorrectly percent-decoded.
|
5
|
15
|
1
|
1
|
18
|
4
From Firefox 29 to Firefox 40, the returned value was incorrectly percent-decoded.
|
14
|
1
|
1.0
|
host |
1
|
12
|
1
|
5
In Internet Explorer 9, the host of an
<a> always include the port (e.g.
developer.mozilla.org:443), even if there is no explicit port in the
href attribute value.
|
15
|
1
|
1
|
18
|
4
|
14
|
1
|
1.0
|
hostname |
1
|
12
|
1
|
5
|
15
|
1
|
1
|
18
|
4
|
14
|
1
|
1.0
|
href |
1
|
12
|
1
|
5
|
≤12.1
|
1
|
1
|
18
|
4
|
≤12.1
|
1
|
1.0
|
origin |
8
|
17
|
26
Before Firefox 49, results for URL using the
blob scheme incorrectly returned
null.
|
No
|
15
|
5.1
|
≤37
|
18
|
26
Before Firefox 49, results for URL using the
blob scheme incorrectly returned
null.
|
14
|
5
|
1.0
|
password |
32
|
79
|
26
|
No
|
19
|
10
|
4.4.3
|
32
|
26
|
19
|
10
|
2.0
|
pathname |
1
|
12
|
1
Before Firefox 53, the
pathname and
search
HTMLHyperlinkElementUtils properties returned the wrong parts of the URL. For example, for a URL of
http://z.com/x?a=true&b=false,
pathname would return
'/x?a=true&b=false' and
search would return '', rather than
'/x' and
'?a=true&b=false' respectively. This has now been fixed.
|
5
|
15
|
1
|
1
|
18
|
4
Before Firefox 53, the
pathname and
search
HTMLHyperlinkElementUtils properties returned the wrong parts of the URL. For example, for a URL of
http://z.com/x?a=true&b=false,
pathname would return
'/x?a=true&b=false' and
search would return '', rather than
'/x' and
'?a=true&b=false' respectively. This has now been fixed.
|
14
|
1
|
1.0
|
port |
1
|
12
|
1
|
5
|
15
|
1
|
1
|
18
|
4
|
14
|
1
|
1.0
|
protocol |
1
|
12
|
1
|
5
|
15
|
1
|
1
|
18
|
4
|
14
|
1
|
1.0
|
search |
1
|
12
|
1
Before Firefox 53, the
pathname and
search
HTMLHyperlinkElementUtils properties returned the wrong parts of the URL. For example, for a URL of
http://z.com/x?a=true&b=false,
pathname would return
'/x?a=true&b=false' and
search would return '', rather than
'/x' and
'?a=true&b=false' respectively. This has now been fixed.
|
5
|
15
|
1
|
1
|
18
|
4
Before Firefox 53, the
pathname and
search
HTMLHyperlinkElementUtils properties returned the wrong parts of the URL. For example, for a URL of
http://z.com/x?a=true&b=false,
pathname would return
'/x?a=true&b=false' and
search would return '', rather than
'/x' and
'?a=true&b=false' respectively. This has now been fixed.
|
14
|
1
|
1.0
|
toString |
52
|
12
|
22
|
5.5
|
39
|
10.1
|
52
|
52
|
22
|
41
|
10.3
|
6.0
|
username |
32
|
79
|
26
|
No
|
19
|
10
|
4.4.3
|
32
|
26
|
19
|
10
|
2.0
|
See also
- HTML element implementing this interface:
<area>
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