SUB/SUP, MAP/AREA, and ABBR have all been in frequent use since the beginning. MAP/AREA in particular was extensively used before table-based layouts. It was o

SUB/SUP, MAP/AREA, and ABBR have all been in frequent use since the beginning. MAP/AREA in particular was extensively used before table-based layouts. It was only once tables were added to HTML that individual images could be arranged into one large seamless-looking image while each piece was surrounded by its own anchor. Before that point, using MAP/AREA was a developer’s only option.