HTML <embed> Tag
The <embed> tag in HTML is used for embedding external applications which are generally multimedia content like audio or video into an HTML document. It is used as a container for embedding plug-ins such as Flash animations. This tag is a new tag in HTML 5, and it requires only a starting tag.
Syntax:
<embed attributes>
Attributes:
Attribute Values |
Description |
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This attribute contains the attribute value in pixels. It is used to specify the height of the embedded content. |
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It is used to hold the URL. It is used to specify the web address of the embedded content. |
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The width value is set in pixels. It is used to specify the width of embedded content. |
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It contains the media_type content. It is used to specify the media type of the embedded content. |
Example 1: This program illustrates the <embed> element in HTM with an example
HTML
<!DOCTYPE html> < html > < head > < title >embed Tag</ title > < style > q { color: #00cc00; font-style: italic; } </ style > </ head > < body > < q >w3wiki</ q > is loading. < br > < embed src = "loading2.swf" type = "application/x-shockwave-flash" > </ body > </ html > |
Output:
Example 2: This example uses the width and height property with the <embed> tag.
HTML
<!DOCTYPE html> < html > < head > < title >embed Tag</ title > < style > q { color: #00cc00; font-style: italic; } </ style > </ head > < body > Click here to redirect to < q >w3wiki</ q > < br > < embed src = "animProps02.swf" width = "30px" height = "30px" > < a href = "http://w3wiki.net" > w3wiki </ a > </ body > </ html > |
Output:
Supported Browsers:
- Google Chrome 1
- Edge 12
- Firefox 1
- Opera 12.1
- Safari 4
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