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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> <dialog> <dir> <div> <dl> <dt> <em> <embed> <fieldset> <figcaption> <figure> <font> <footer> <form> <frame> <frameset> <head> <header> <hgroup> <h1> - <h6> <hr> <html> <i> <iframe> <img> <input> <ins> <kbd> <keygen> <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>HTML <applet> Tag. Not Supported in HTML5.
Example
An embedded Java applet:
<applet code="Bubbles.class"
width="350" height="350">
Java applet that draws animated bubbles.
</applet>
Java applet that draws animated bubbles.
</applet>
Browser Support
Note: There is still some support for the <applet> tag in some browsers, but it requires additional plug-ins/installations to work.
Definition and Usage
The <applet> tag is not supported in HTML5. Use the <object> tag instead.
The <applet> element is deprecated in HTML 4.01.
The <applet> tag defines an embedded applet.
Differences Between HTML 4.01 and HTML5
The <applet> tag is not supported in HTML5, and is deprecated in HTML 4.01.
Required Attributes
| Attribute | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| code | URL | Specifies the file name of a Java applet |
| object | name | Specifies a reference to a serialized representation of an applet |
Optional Attributes
| Attribute | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| align | left right top bottom middle baseline |
Specifies the alignment of an applet according to surrounding elements |
| alt | text | Specifies an alternate text for an applet |
| archive | URL | Specifies the location of an archive file |
| codebase | URL | Specifies a relative base URL for applets specified in the code attribute |
| height | pixels | Specifies the height of an applet |
| hspace | pixels | Defines the horizontal spacing around an applet |
| name | name | Defines the name for an applet (to use in scripts) |
| vspace | pixels | Defines the vertical spacing around an applet |
| width | pixels | Specifies the width of an applet |
Standard Attributes
The <applet> tag supports the following standard attributes in HTML 4.01:
| Attribute | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| class | classname | Specifies a classname for an element |
| id | id | Specifies a unique id for an element |
| style | style_definition | Specifies an inline style for an element |
| title | text | Specifies extra information about an element |
More information about Standard Attributes.
Event Attributes
The <applet> tag does not support any event attributes in HTML 4.01.
More information about Event Attributes.
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