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HTML <object> Tag

Example

How to use the <object> element to embed a Flash file:

<object width="400" height="400" data="helloworld.swf"></object>

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Browser Support

Internet Explorer Firefox Opera Google Chrome Safari

The <object> tag is supported in all major browsers.

Definition and Usage

The <object> tag defines an embedded object within an HTML document. Use this element to embed multimedia (like audio, video, Java applets, ActiveX, PDF, and Flash) in your web pages.

You can also use the <object> tag to embed another webpage into your HTML document.

You can use the <param> tag to pass parameters to plugins that have been embedded with the <object> tag.

Differences Between HTML and XHTML

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Optional Attributes

DTD indicates in which HTML 4.01/XHTML 1.0 DTD the attribute is allowed. S=Strict, T=Transitional, and F=Frameset.

Attribute Value Description DTD
align top
bottom
middle
left
right		 Deprecated. Use styles instead.
Specifies the alignment of the <object> element according to surrounding elements		 TF
archive URL A space separated list of URL's to archives. The archives contains resources relevant to the object STF
border pixels Deprecated. Use styles instead.
Specifies the width of the border around an <object>		 TF
classid class_ID Defines a class ID value as set in the Windows Registry or a URL STF
codebase URL Defines where to find the code for the object STF
codetype MIME_type The internet media type of the code referred to by the classid attribute STF
data URL Specifies the URL of the resource to be used by the object STF
declare declare Defines that the object should only be declared, not created or instantiated until needed STF
height pixels Specifies the height of the object STF
hspace pixels Deprecated. Use styles instead.
Specifies the whitespace on left and right side of an object		 TF
name name Specifies a name for the object STF
standby text Defines a text to display while the object is loading STF
type MIME_type Specifies the MIME type of data specified in the data attribute STF
usemap #mapname Specifies the name of a client-side image map to be used with the object STF
vspace pixels Deprecated. Use styles instead.
Specifies the whitespace on top and bottom of an object		 TF
width pixels Specifies the width of the object STF

Standard Attributes

The <object> tag supports the following standard attributes:

Attribute Value Description DTD
class classname Specifies a classname for an element STF
dir rtl
ltr		 Specifies the text direction for the content in an element STF
id id Specifies a unique id for an element STF
lang language_code Specifies a language code for the content in an element STF
style style_definition Specifies an inline style for an element STF
tabindex number Specifies the tab order of an element STF
title text Specifies extra information about an element STF
xml:lang language_code Specifies a language code for the content in an element, in XHTML documents STF

More information about Standard Attributes.

Event Attributes

The <object> tag supports the following event attributes:

Attribute Value Description DTD
onclick script Script to be run on a mouse click STF
ondblclick script Script to be run on a mouse double-click STF
onmousedown script Script to be run when mouse button is pressed STF
onmousemove script Script to be run when mouse pointer moves STF
onmouseout script Script to be run when mouse pointer moves out of an element STF
onmouseover script Script to be run when mouse pointer moves over an element STF
onmouseup script Script to be run when mouse button is released STF
onkeydown script Script to be run when a key is pressed STF
onkeypress script Script to be run when a key is pressed and released STF
onkeyup script Script to be run when a key is released STF

More information about Event Attributes.

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