HTML embed Tag

HTML embed Tag defines a container for external content like a web page or a multimedia file like audio or video or a plug-in application.

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Syntax of HTML embed Tag

The Syntax of HTML embed Tag is shown below, It has only starting tag.

<embed >

HTML embed Tag is used to embed the external file like audio, video, or picture on a web page.

HTML embed tag can also be used to embed an external plug-in application or html file.

Note: For videos one should use HTML5 video tag instead of embed tag, while for audios, audio tag can be used.

Simple example of HTML embed Tag is shown below.

<embed type="video/webm" src="intro.mp4" width="500" height="500">

Another example of HTML embed tag is given below.

<embed type="text/html" src="code.html" width="600" height="400">

HTML embed Tag is supported by all major browsers including Safari and Internet Explorer.

The HTML embed Tag supports all Global Attributes.

The HTML embed Tag supports all Event Attributes.

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