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Usage

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Elements

You can use the shape attribute on the following elements:

• <a>
• <area>

Browser compatibility

Compatibility table legend

| Test | IE8 | IE7 | IE6 | FF3 | FF2 | Saf3 | Op9 | Chrome | |:---------|:--------|:--------|:--------|:--------|:--------|:---------|:--------|:-----------| | a.shape reflects <a shape="circ"> | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | | a.shape reflects <a shape="circle"> | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | | a.shape reflects <a shape="poly"> | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | | a.shape reflects <a shape="polygon"> | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | | a.shape reflects <a shape="rect"> | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | | a.shape reflects <a shape="rectangle"> | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |

Further reading

• The shape attribute on MSDN