This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since July 2015.
The shape property of the HTMLAreaElement interface specifies the shape of an image map area. It reflects the <area> element's shape attribute.
A string; rect, circle, or poly.
const areaElement = document.getElementById("imageMapArea");
console.log(areaElement.shape);
| Specification |
|---|
| HTML> # dom-area-shape> |
| Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Opera | Safari | Chrome Android | Firefox for Android | Opera Android | Safari on IOS | Samsung Internet | WebView Android | WebView on iOS | |
shape |
1 | 12 | 1 | ≤12.1 | 1 | 18 | 4 | ≤12.1 | 1 | 1.0 | 4.4 | 1 |
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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/HTMLAreaElement/shape