HTML <area> hreflang Attribute

Last Updated : 12 Mar, 2024

HTML <area> hreflang attribute is used to specify the language of the target URL in the given area. It is used only when the href attribute is set.

Syntax:

<area hreflang="language_code">

Attribute Values:

Value	Description
language_code	which is the two-letter language code and used to specify the language of the linked document.

Note: The <area> hreflang attribute depreciated from HTML 5.

HTML <area> hreflang attribute Examples

Example: In this example the HTML <area> element defines clickable areas on an image map. The hreflang attribute specifies the language of linked resources.

HTML

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>

<head>
  <title>
    HTML area hreflang Attribute
  </title>
</head>

<body style="text-align:center;">
  <img src=
"https://media.geeksforgeeks.org/wp-content/uploads/20190227165729/area11.png" 
       alt="alt_attribute"
       width="300" 
       height="119" 
       class="aligncenter" 
       usemap="#shapemap" />

  <map name="shapemap">

    <!-- area tag contained image. -->
    <area shape="poly" 
          coords="59, 31, 28, 83, 91, 83"
          href=
"https://media.geeksforgeeks.org/wp-content/uploads/20190227165802/area2.png" 
          alt="Triangle" 
          hreflang="en">

    <area shape="circle" 
          coords="155, 56, 26"
          href=
"https://media.geeksforgeeks.org/wp-content/uploads/20190227165934/area3.png" 
          alt="Circle" 
          hreflang="en">

    <area shape="rect" 
          coords="224, 30, 276, 82"
          href=
"https://media.geeksforgeeks.org/wp-content/uploads/20190227170021/area4.png" 
          alt="Square" 
          hreflang="en">
  </map>
</body>

</html>

Output: