HTML - <param> Tag

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Introduction to <param> Tag

The HTML <param> tag is used for passing parameters to an embedded object within the <object> tag.

The <param> tag controls the behavior of the <object> element. You can use multiple >param< tags within an <object> but ensure that each <param> tag is places at the beginning of the content.

Syntax

Following is the syntax for the <paran> tag −

<param name=" " value=" ">

Attributes

The HTML <param> tag supports both Global and Event attributes well which are listed below.

Attribute	Value	Description
name	parameter type	Defines a unique name for the parameter(deprecated).
type	MIME type	Specifies the internet media type for the parameter(deprecated).
value	value	Specifies the value of the parameter(deprecated).
valuetype	data ref object	Specifies the MIME type of the value(deprecated).

Example: <param> Element

Consider the following example, where we will use the <param> tag. This HTML code embeds a video from a URL using the <object> tag and sets a parameter to play the video.

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
   <body>
      <object data=
"https://cdn.pixabay.com/vimeo/497754241/laptop-61037.mp4?width=640&hash=d25d7f4b8afa862b3252bdaeaf157934ceb1bb72">
         <param name="video" value="play">
      </object>
   </body>
</html>

Supported Browsers

Tag
param	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

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