HTML - <applet> Tag

The HTML <applet> tag specifies an applet. It is used for embedding a Java applet within an HTML document.

In HTML4.0, the <applet> tag is deprecated, and in HTML5, it is not supported. So, in place of <applet> tag , you can use the <object> or <embed> tags.

Example

Let's look at the following example, where we are going to embedding a java applet in a HTML document.

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
   <title>HTML applet Tag</title>
</head>
<body>
   <applet code = "newClass.class" width = "300" height = "200"></applet>
</body>	
</html>

Here is the newClass.java file −

import java.applet.*;
import java.awt.*;

public class newClass extends Applet {
   public void paint (Graphics gh) {
      g.drawString("Tutorialspoint.com", 300, 150);
   }
}

When we run the above code, it will generate an output consisting of the applet displayed on the webpage.

Global Attributes

This tag supports all the global attributes described in HTML Attribute Reference

Specific Attributes

The HTML <> tag also supports following additional attributes −

Attribute	Value	Description
align	URL	Deprecated − Defines the text alignment around the applet
alt	URL	Alternate text to be displayed in case browser does not support applet
archive	URL	Applet path when it is stored in a Java Archive ie. jar file
code	URL	A URL that points to the class of the applet
codebase	URL	Indicates the base URL of the applet if the code attribute is relative
height	pixels	Height to display the applet
hspace	pixels	Deprecated − Defines the left and right spacing around the applet
name	name	Defines a unique name for the applet
object	name	Specifies the resource that contains a serialized representation of the applet's state.
title	test	Additional information to be displayed in tool tip of the mouse
vspace	pixels	Deprecated − Amount of white space to be inserted above and below the object.
width	pixels	Width to display the applet.

Event Attributes

This tag supports all the event attributes described in HTML Events Reference

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