HTML <object> tag
HTML <object> tag is used to embed multimedia files on webpage. The <object> tag can include multimedia files such as video, audio, image, PDF, Java Applets, or another page on your page.
HTML <param> tag also used with <object> tag to pass parameters to plugin which has been included with <object> tag.
If you insert text between the <object> and </object> tags, then it will only be displayed if the browser does not support the <object> tag.
Syntax
Following are some specifications about the HTML <object > tag
Display |
Inline |
Start tag/End tag |
Both Start and End tag |
Usage |
Embed external resource |
Example
Embedding a Video:
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Output:
Embedding a gif image:
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Output:
Attribute:
Tag-specific attributes:
Attribute |
Value |
Description |
data |
URL |
It specifies the address of the resource. |
type |
content_type |
It determines the content type of the resource specified by data. |
archive |
URL |
It specifies the space-separated list of URL's for archives of resources for the object. (Not supported in HTML5). |
border |
pixels |
It sets the width of the border around the <object> (Not supported in HTML5). |
classid |
URL |
It specifies the URL for the object implementation. (Not supported in HTML5). |
codebase |
URL |
It specifies the base path where to find the code for the object. (Not supported in HTML5). |
form |
form_id It |
specifies the form element that the object element is associated with. |
height |
pixels |
It defines the height of the object. |
width |
pixels |
It determines the width of the object. |
typemustmatch |
boolean |
It specifies that resource should be embedded if type attribute matches with the actual content type of the resources provided on the data attribute. |
name |
name |
It defines the name for the object. |
Global attribute:
The <object > tag supports the global attributes in HTML
Event attribute:
The <object > tag supports the event attributes in HTML.
Supporting Browsers
Element | Chrome | IE | Firefox | Opera | Safari |
<object> | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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