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<!--><!DOCTYPE>
<a>
<abbr>
<acronym>
<address>
<applet>
<area>
<article>
<aside>
<audio>
<b>
<base>
<basefont>
<bdi>
<bdo>
<big>
<blockquote>
<body>
<br>
<button>
<canvas>
<caption>
<center>
<cite>
<code>
<col>
<colgroup>
<command>
<datalist>
<dd>
<del>
<details>
<dfn>
<dir>
<div>
<dl>
<dt>
<em>
<embed>
<fieldset>
<figcaption>
<figure>
<font>
<footer>
<form>
<frame>
<frameset>
<h1> - <h6>
<head>
<header>
<hgroup>
<hr>
<html>
<i>
<iframe>
<img>
<input>
<ins>
<keygen>
<kbd>
<label>
<legend>
<li>
<link>
<map>
<mark>
<menu>
<meta>
<meter>
<nav>
<noframes>
<noscript>
<object>
<ol>
<optgroup>
<option>
<output>
<p>
<param>
<pre>
<progress>
<q>
<rp>
<rt>
<ruby>
<s>
<samp>
<script>
<section>
<select>
<small>
<source>
<span>
<strike>
<strong>
<style>
<sub>
<summary>
<sup>
<table>
<tbody>
<td>
<textarea>
<tfoot>
<th>
<thead>
<time>
<title>
<tr>
<track>
<tt>
<u>
<ul>
<var>
<video>
<wbr>
HTML5 <embed> type Attribute
Example
An embedded flash animation with a MIME type:
<embed src="helloworld.swf"
type="application/x-shockwave-flash" />
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Browser Support
The type attribute is supported in all major browsers.
Definition and Usage
The type attribute specifies the MIME type of the embedded content.
Differences Between HTML 4.01 and HTML5
The <embed> tag is new in HTML5.
Syntax
<embed type="MIME_type" />
Attribute Values
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| MIME_type | The MIME type of the embedded content. Look at IANA MIME types for a complete list of standard MIME types. |
HTML5 <embed> tag
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