HTMLAreaElement: shape property

{{APIRef("HTML DOM")}}

The shape property of the {{DOMxRef("HTMLAreaElement")}} interface specifies the shape of an image map area. It reflects the {{htmlelement("area")}} element's shape attribute.

Value

A string; rect, circle, or poly.

Examples

const areaElement = document.getElementById("imageMapArea");
console.log(areaElement.shape);

Specifications

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Browser compatibility

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See also

• {{DOMXref("HTMLAreaElement.coords")}}
• {{DOMXref("HTMLAreaElement.alt")}}
• {{DOMXref("HTMLMapElement")}}
• {{HTMLElement("area")}}
• {{HTMLElement("map")}}
• {{HTMLElement("a")}}