Web Standard: Image Maps

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All EPA public content pages and web applications are required to follow this standard.

Definitions

An image map is a static image with clickable areas. An example includes the standard U.S. National Maps but image maps can be made from any image like RadTown’s Waterfront.

Content requirements

All image maps must be responsive.
- All image maps need to include javascript to make it responsive to the screen size and ensures that the links are in sync with the image. See JavaScript: Responsive Image Maps for the code.
Image maps and each clickable region must include alt text.
Pages with image maps must provide an alternative way to access the links in the image map for users without javascript.
U.S. map of states or EPA regions must use the standard U.S. National Maps (formerly called ‘Where You Live’).

About this Standard

All EPA public web content must adhere to all federal requirements including; the EPA Web Standards, the U.S. Web Design System guidelines, federal plain language guidelines, and the 21st Century Integrated Digital Experience Act. Internal content, including Intranet and Microsoft 365, may differ from the public content. If not explicitly stated, content must adhere to all federal requirements.

Original effective date: 07/08/2020
Last approved on: 05/10/2023
Web Council review by: 05/10/2026 (or earlier if deemed necessary by the Web Council)

Web Standard: Image Maps

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Definitions

Content requirements

About this Standard

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