HTML <param> (Object Parameter) Tag
Deprecated: HTML5 Not Supported.
Example
<object data="video.mp4">
<param name="videplay" value="true">
</object>Meaning
The<param> element specifies a parameter to be passed to an embedded object that is specified with the <object> element.
This element should occur only within the scope of one of these elements.
Version: HTML 3.2, 4, 4.01, 5
Standard Syntax
HTML: <param name="text" value="text">
XHTML: <param name="text" value="text" />Browser Support
Status
Attributes
| Attribute | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| name | text | Deprecated. Specifies the name of a parameter. |
| value | text | Deprecated. Specifies the value of the parameter. |
| type | - | Deprecated. Only used if the valuetype is set to ref. Specifies the MIME type of values found at the URI specified by value. |
| valuetype | data ref object |
Deprecated. Specifies the type of the value attribute. |
Global Attributes
The <param> element also supports the Global Attributes in HTML.
Event Attributes
The <param> element also supports the Event Attributes in HTML.
By Default CSS Value(s)
Most of the browsers will display the <param> element with the following by default value(s)
param {
display: none;
}