The HTML <embed> element embeds external content at the specified point in the document. This content is provided by an external application or other source of interactive content such as a browser plug-in.
Note: This topic documents only the element that is defined as part of HTML5. It does not address earlier, non-standardized implementation of the element.
Keep in mind that most modern browsers have deprecated and removed support for browser plug-ins, so relying upon <embed> is generally not wise if you want your site to be operable on the average user's browser.
| Content categories | Flow content, phrasing content, embedded content, interactive content, palpable content. |
|---|---|
| Permitted content | None, it is an empty element. |
| Tag omission | Must have a start tag, and must not have an end tag. |
| Permitted parents | Any element that accepts embedded content. |
| Permitted ARIA roles | application, document, img, presentation |
| DOM interface | HTMLEmbedElement |
Attributes
This element's attributes include the global attributes.
height- The displayed height of the resource, in CSS pixels. This must be an absolute value; percentages are not allowed.
src- The URL of the resource being embedded.
type- The MIME type to use to select the plug-in to instantiate.
width- The displayed width of the resource, in CSS pixels. This must be an absolute value; percentages are not allowed.
Examples
<embed type="video/quicktime" src="movie.mov" width="640" height="480">
Specifications
| Specification | Status | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| HTML Living Standard The definition of '<embed>' in that specification. |
Living Standard | |
| HTML5 The definition of '<embed>' in that specification. |
Recommendation |
Browser compatibility
Note: Prior to version 45, Firefox did not display content of HTML resource, but a generic message saying the content needs a plug-in (see bug 1237963).
The compatibility table in this page is generated from structured data. If you'd like to contribute to the data, please check out https://github.com/mdn/browser-compat-data and send us a pull request.
| Feature | Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic support | Yes | Yes | 1 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
height | Yes | Yes | 1 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
src | Yes | Yes | 1 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
type | Yes | Yes | 1 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
width | Yes | Yes | 1 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Feature | Android webview | Chrome for Android | Edge mobile | Firefox for Android | Opera Android | iOS Safari | Samsung Internet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic support | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
height | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
src | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
type | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
width | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
See also
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