HTML Tag Reference - HTML tag <embed>
This <embed> element loads sound files or other file types not supported by the browser, such as Flash movies.
Browser compatibility
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<embed> |
Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
What's new in HTML5
The <embed> tag is new in HTML5.
Attribute
- height
- Set the embedded content height in pixels
- src
- Set the address URL for embed content
- type
- Set the media type
- width
- Set the width in pixel
Global Attributes
The <embed> tag supports the Global Attributes in HTML.
Event Attributes
The <embed> tag supports the Event Attributes in HTML.
Default CSS Settings
embed:focus {
outline: none;
}
Example
A demo showing how to use <embed> tag.
<html>
<body>
<object width="560" height="349"
data="http://www.youtube.com/v/a2_6bGNZ7bA"
type="application/x-shockwave-flash">
<param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"/>
</object>
</body>
</html>