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Complete List of HTML Tags

HTML: <object> tag

HTML: The <object> tag is used as a container to embed external resources into HTML documents, such as audio, video, Flash, PDF, external applications, or browser plugins. Due to compatibility issues, the <object> tag is more commonly used to embed resources than the <embed> tag. This tag is also commonly referred to as the <object> element.

Online Example

Use the <object> element to add a Flash file to HTML:

Example

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>　
<meta charset="utf-8">　
<title>Basic Tutorial Website(oldtoolbag.com)</title>　
</head>
<body>
<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="bookmark.swf" width="400" height="300"></object>
</body>
</html>

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Browser Compatibility

IEFirefoxOperaChromeOpera

Chrome

Safari

Currently, most browsers support the <object> tag.

Tag definition and usage instructions

Define an embedded object. Use this element to add multimedia to your XHTML page. This element allows you to specify the data and parameters of the object to be inserted into the HTML document, as well as the code that can be used to display and operate the data.

object's original intention was to replace img and applet elements. However, due to vulnerabilities and lack of browser support, this was not achieved./browser's object support depends on the object type. Unfortunately, mainstream browsers use different code to load the same object type.

Fortunately, the object object provides a solution. If the object element is not displayed, the code located between <object> and <5object> code. In this way, we can nest multiple object elements (each corresponding to a browser). 4.01Compared to the <embed> tag, the <object> tag is more commonly used to embed external resources because the <object> tag is closely related to HTML

HTML 4.01 HTML5and XHMTL are compatible.

with HTML 4.01 Some differences in HTML5 Attributes in HTML

"form" is not supported in HTML.5 Newly defined attributes.

In HTML5 In HTML, objects can be submitted within a form.

In HTML5 In HTML, objects no longer appear within the <head> element area.

Attribute

Attribute	Value	Description
align	top bottom middle left right	HTML5 Not supported. HTML 4.01 Deprecated. Specifies the alignment of the <object> element relative to surrounding elements.
archive	URL	HTML5 Not supported. A space-separated list of URLs pointing to archive files. These archive files contain resources related to the object.
border	pixels	HTML5 Not supported. HTML 4.01 Deprecated. Specifies the border width around the <object> element.
classid	class_ID	HTML5 Not supported. Defines the ID value of a class embedded in the Windows Registry or at a URL, this attribute can be used to specify the location of the object included in the browser, usually a Java class.
codebase	URL	HTML5 Not supported. Defines where the code required by the object can be found, providing a base URL.
codetype	MIME_type	HTML5 Not supported. The MIME type of the code referenced by the classid attribute.
data	URL	Specifies the URL of the resource used by the object.
declare	declare	HTML5 Not supported. Defines that the object can only be declared and cannot be created or instantiated until the object is applied.
formHTML5	form_id	Specifies one or more forms to which the object belongs.
height	pixels	Specifies the height of the object.
hspace	pixels	HTML5 Not supported. HTML 4.01 Deprecated. Specifies the left and right margins of the object.
name	name	Specifies a name for the object.
standby	text	HTML5 Not supported. Defines the text to be displayed while the object is loading.
type	MIME_type	Specifies the MIME type of the data specified in the data attribute.
usemap	#mapname	Specifies the name of the client-side image map to be used with the object.
vspace	pixels	HTML5 Not supported. HTML 4.01 Deprecated. Specifies the top and bottom margins of the object.
width	pixels	Specifies the width of the object.

Global Attributes

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