Summary
The HTML <embed>
Element represents an integration point for an external application or interactive content (in other words, a plug-in).
{{Note("This topic documents only the element that is defined as part of HTML5. It does not address earlier, non-standardized implementation of the element.")}}
- Content categories Flow content, phrasing content, embedded content, interactive content, palpable content.
- Permitted content None; this is a void element.
- Tag omission Must have a start tag, and must not have an end tag.
- Permitted parent elements Any element that accepts embedded content.
- DOM interface {{domxref("HTMLEmbedElement")}}
Attributes
This element includes the global attributes.
- {{htmlattrdef("height")}}
- The displayed height of the resource, in CSS pixels.
- {{htmlattrdef("src")}}
- The URL of the resource being embedded.
- {{htmlattrdef("type")}}
- The MIME type to use to select the plug-in to instantiate.
- {{htmlattrdef("width")}}
- The displayed width of the resource, in CSS pixels.
Examples
<embed type="video/quicktime" src="movie.mov" width="640" height="480">
Specifications
Specification | Status | Comment |
---|---|---|
{{SpecName('HTML WHATWG', 'the-iframe-element.html#the-embed-element', '<embed>')}} | {{Spec2('HTML WHATWG')}} | |
{{SpecName('HTML5 W3C', 'embedded-content-0.html#the-embed-element', '<embed>')}} | {{Spec2('HTML5 W3C')}} |
Browser compatibility
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Feature | Chrome | Firefox (Gecko) | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari |
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Basic support | {{CompatVersionUnknown}} | {{CompatGeckoDesktop("1.0")}} | {{CompatVersionUnknown}} | {{CompatVersionUnknown}} | {{CompatVersionUnknown}} |
See also
- Other elements that are used for embedding content of various types include {{HTMLElement("audio")}}, {{HTMLElement("canvas")}}, {{HTMLElement("iframe")}}, {{HTMLElement("img")}}, {{MathMLElement("math")}}, {{HTMLElement("object")}}, {{SVGElement("svg")}}, and {{HTMLElement("video")}}.
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