Assertion:
Netscape 6 betas 1 and 2 did not allow any displayable content inside the MAP element. All other browsers have allowed this, and Netscape 6 beta 3+ does as well.

Plain MAP element, no displayable content within (MAP element within "[" and "]" characters):
filler text [ ] filler text

Plain MAP element, displayable content within ("[THIS IS A MAP ELEMENT]"):
filler text [ THIS IS A MAP ELEMENT ] filler text

Plain MAP element, displayable content within ("[THIS IS A MAP ELEMENT]"), with CSS applied to MAP element (style="color: green") should inherit to content:
filler text [ THIS IS A MAP ELEMENT ] filler text