HTML <embed> Tag
Example
<h1>embed video</h1>
<embed type="video/mp4" src="video.mp4" width="300" height="150">
<h1>embed image</h1>
<embed type="image/jpeg" src="img-boy.jpg" width="300" height="150">Meaning
The <embed> element specifies an object, typically a multimedia element, to be embedded in an HTML document.
Web pages, pictures, videos, other media files can be embed in a document
Notes:
- To display a image, it is better to use the <img> tag.
- To display HTML documents, it is better to use the <iframe> tag.
- To display video file, it is better to use the <video> tags.
- To display audio file, it is better to use the <audio> tags.
Most modern browsers have deprecated and removed support for browser plug-ins, so relying upon <embed> is generally not wise if you want your site to be operable on the average user's browser.
Version: HTML5
Standard Syntax
<embed type="mediaType" src="URL" width="pixels" height="pixels">Browser Support
Status
Attributes
| Attribute | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| height | pixels | Specifies the height of the embedded object. |
| src | URL | Specifies the URL of source content for the embedded object. |
| type | mediaType | Specifies the MIME type of the embedded object. |
| width | pixels | Specifies the width of the embedded object. |
Global Attributes
<embed> element also supports the Global Attributes in HTML.
Event Attributes
<embed> element also supports the Event Attributes in HTML.
By Default CSS Value(s)
Most of the browsers will display the <embed> element with the following by default value(s)
embed:focus {
outline: none;
}You can use the object-position property to adjust the positioning of the embedded object within the element's frame, and the object-fit property to control how the object's size is adjusted to fit within the frame.