HTMLMapElement: name property

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The name property of the {{domxref("HTMLMapElement")}} represents the unique name <map> element. Its value can be used with the useMap attribute of the {{HTMLElement("img")}} element to reference a <map> element.

If an id attribute is set on the {{HTMLElement("map")}} element, then this name property should be the same as this id.

Value

A non-empty string without whitespaces.

Example

<map name="image-map">
  <area shape="circle" coords="15,15,5" />
</map>

const mapElement = document.getElementsByName("image-map")[0];
console.log(mapElement.name); // output: "image-map"

Specifications

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Browser compatibility

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See also

• {{domxref("HTMLImageElement.useMap")}} property
• {{domxref("HTMLAreaElement")}} element