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<!--> <!DOCTYPE> <a> <abbr> <acronym> <address> <applet> <area> <article> <aside> <audio> <b> <base> <basefont> <bdi> <bdo> <big> <blockquote> <body> <br> <button> <canvas> <caption> <center> <cite> <code> <col> <colgroup> <command> <datalist> <dd> <del> <details> <dfn> <dialog> <dir> <div> <dl> <dt> <em> <embed> <fieldset> <figcaption> <figure> <font> <footer> <form> <frame> <frameset> <head> <header> <hgroup> <h1> - <h6> <hr> <html> <i> <iframe> <img> <input> <ins> <kbd> <keygen> <label> <legend> <li> <link> <map> <mark> <menu> <meta> <meter> <nav> <noframes> <noscript> <object> <ol> <optgroup> <option> <output> <p> <param> <pre> <progress> <q> <rp> <rt> <ruby> <s> <samp> <script> <section> <select> <small> <source> <span> <strike> <strong> <style> <sub> <summary> <sup> <table> <tbody> <td> <textarea> <tfoot> <th> <thead> <time> <title> <tr> <track> <tt> <u> <ul> <var> <video> <wbr>HTML <area> hreflang Attribute
Example
An image-map, with clickable areas:
<img src="planets.gif" width="145" height="126" alt="Planets" usemap="#planetmap">
<map name="planetmap">
<area shape="rect" coords="0,0,82,126" alt="Sun"
href="sun.htm" hreflang="en">
</map>
<map name="planetmap">
<area shape="rect" coords="0,0,82,126" alt="Sun"
href="sun.htm" hreflang="en">
</map>
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Browser Support
The hreflang attribute is supported in all major browsers.
Definition and Usage
The hreflang attribute specifies the language of the target URL in the area.
This attribute is only used if the href attribute is set.
Note: This attribute is purely advisory.
Differences Between HTML 4.01 and HTML5
The hreflang attribute is new for the <area> tag in HTML5.
Syntax
<area hreflang="language_code">
Attribute Values
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| language_code | A two-letter language code that specifies the language of the linked document. To view all available language codes, go to our Language code reference. |
HTML <area> tag
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