#summary The a shape attribute represents the shape of a clickable region in a client-side image map.
#labels about-html,is-html-attribute,from-w3c

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== Usage ==

See [AreaShapeAttribute <area shape>] for usage information and examples.

== Elements ==

You can use the `shape` attribute on the following elements:

  * [AElement <a>]
  * [AreaElement <area>]

== Browser compatibility ==

[ArticleBrowserCompatibilityLegend Compatibility table legend]

|| *Test* || *IE8* || *IE7* || *IE6* || *FF3* || *FF2* || *Saf3* || *Op9* || *Chrome* ||
|| [http://doctype.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/tests/html/attributes/a-shape-circ-reflection-test.html a.shape reflects <a shape="circ">] || N || Y || Y || Y || Y || Y || Y || Y ||
|| [http://doctype.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/tests/html/attributes/a-shape-circle-reflection-test.html a.shape reflects <a shape="circle">] || Y || Y || Y || Y || Y || Y || Y || Y ||
|| [http://doctype.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/tests/html/attributes/a-shape-poly-reflection-test.html a.shape reflects <a shape="poly">] || Y || Y || Y || Y || Y || Y || Y || Y ||
|| [http://doctype.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/tests/html/attributes/a-shape-polygon-reflection-test.html a.shape reflects <a shape="polygon">] || N || Y || Y || Y || Y || Y || Y || Y ||
|| [http://doctype.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/tests/html/attributes/a-shape-rect-reflection-test.html a.shape reflects <a shape="rect">] || Y || Y || Y || Y || Y || Y || Y || Y ||
|| [http://doctype.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/tests/html/attributes/a-shape-rectangle-reflection-test.html a.shape reflects <a shape="rectangle">] || N || Y || Y || Y || Y || Y || Y || Y ||

== Further reading ==

  * [http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms534628.aspx The shape attribute on MSDN]