Area alt Property
 Area Object
Definition and Usage
The alt property sets or returns the value of the alt attribute of an area.
The required alt attribute specifies an alternate text for an area, if the
image cannot be displayed.
Syntax
| areaObject.alt=alternate_text |
Browser Support
The alt property is supported in all major browsers.
Example
Example
Return the alternate text for the "Venus" area in the image-map:
<html>
<body>
<img src="planets.gif"
width="145" height="126"
usemap="#planetmap" />
<map name="planetmap">
<area id="venus" shape="circle"
coords="124,58,8"
alt="The planet Venus"
href="venus.htm" />
</map>
<p>Alternate text for Venus is:
<script type="text/javascript">
document.write(document.getElementById("venus").alt);
</script>
</p>
</body>
</html>
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The output of the code above will be:
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Alternate text for Venus is: The planet Venus |
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