HTML <embed> Tag

Description

The <embed> element is used to load and display objects (for example, video files, flash clips, some sound files, etc.) that the browser does not understand initially. Typically, such objects require a special module called a plug-in to connect to the browser, or the launch of an auxiliary program.

Properties

Permitted Parents: Any element that accepts embedded content
Content: None. It is an empty element.
Start/End Tags: Start tag: required, End tag: forbidden

Example

HTML

<embed type="video/webm" width="240" height="176" src="audio/toy.mp4">

Result

Attributes

Attribute	Definition
height	Specifies the height, in pixels, to display the external content
src	Specifies the location of the external file. Its value must be the URI of the resource being embedded
type	Specifies the type of the embedded content. If specified, the value must be a MIME type
width	Specifies the width, in pixels, to display the external content