Example

A simple <embed> tag:

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description & Usage

The <embed> tag is used to integrate external resources into an HTML document.

The <embed> tag can be used to display images, videos, audio, and web pages.

Here are some examples:

<embed type="image/jpg" src="/pic.jpg" width="300" height="200">
<embed type="video/webm" src="/video.mp4" width="400" height="300">
<embed type="text/html" src="/test.html" width="500" height="200">

Notes

Note: It is better to use the <img> tag for displaying images.

Note: It is better to use the <video> tag for displaying videos.

Note: It is better to use the <audio> tag for playing audio.

Note: It is better to use the <iframe> tag for embedding other web pages.

Browser compatibility and Support

# Chrome Edge Firefox Safari Opera
<embed>

Attributes

Attributes Values Description
height
pixels
Determines the height of the corresponding tags on the right.
width
pixels
Determines the width of the corresponding elements on the right.
type
media-type
Determines the type of the corresponding tags on the page.
src
URL
Specifies the source or URL of the audio and video media.

Global Attributes

The <embed> tag supports the HTML Global Attributes.

Event Attributes

The <embed> tag supports the HTML Event Attributes.

Default CSS

Most browsers will display the <embed> tag with the following default style: