To include an embedded object, use the <object> tag. The HTML <object> tag is used to embed multimedia in an HTML document. The <param> tag is also used along with this tag to define various parameters.
The HTML <object> tag supports the following additional attributes −
Attribute | Value | Description |
---|---|---|
Align | left right top bottom | Defines visual alignment of the object |
Archive | URL | A space separated list of URL's to archives. |
Border | pixels | Specifies border width around the object |
Classid | Class ID | Defines a class ID value as set in the Windows Registry or a URL. |
Codebase | URL | Specifies the path where object code is located. |
Codetype | mime type | The internet media type of the code referred to by the classid attribute. |
Data | URL | Specifies the URL for Object data. |
Declare | declare | Defines that the object should only be declared, not created or instantiated until needed. |
Height | pixels | Specifies the hight of the object. |
Hspace | pixels | Specifies the horizontal space around the object. |
Name | object name | Specifies a unique name for the object |
Standby | text | Defines a text to display while the object is loading. |
Type | mime type | Defines the MIME type of data specified in the data attribute. |
Usemap | URL | Specifies a URL of a client-side image map to be used with the object |
Vspace | pixels | Specifies the vertical space around the object. |
Width | pixels | Specifies the width of the object. |
You can try to run the following code to implement <object> tag in HTML −
<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <title>HTML object Tag</title> </head> <body> <object data = "/html/test.jpg" type = "text/html" width = "300" height = "200"> alt : <a href = "/html/test.htm">test.jpg</a> </object> </body> </html>