HTML - <object>

The HTML Embedded Object Element (<object>) represents an external resource, which can be treated as an image, a nested browsing context, or a resource to be handled by a plugin.

Example

Embed a flash movie

<!-- Embed a flash movie -->
<object data="movie.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></object>

<!-- Embed a flash movie with parameters -->
<object data="movie.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash">
  <param name="foo" value="bar">
</object>

Description

The HTML Embedded Object Element (<object>) represents an external resource, which can be treated as an image, a nested browsing context, or a resource to be handled by a plugin.

Content categories	Flow content; phrasing content; embedded content, palpable content; if the element has a usemap attribute, interactive content; listed, submittable form-associated element.
Permitted content	zero or more `<deviceid>` elements, then transparent.
Tag omission	None, both the starting and ending tag are mandatory.
Permitted parent elements	Any element that accepts embedded content.
DOM interface	`HTMLObjectElement`

Attributes

Includes the Global Attributes.

Name	Version	Description
`archive`	HTML 4	A space-separated list of URIs for archives of resources for the object.
`border`		The width of a border around the control, in pixels.
`classid`	HTML 4	The URI of the object's implementation. It can be used together with, or in place of, the data attribute.
`codebase`	HTML 4	The base path used to resolve relative URIs specified by classid, data, or archive. If not specified, the default is the base URI of the current document.
`codetype`	HTML 4	The content type of the data specified by classid.
`data`		The address of the resource as a valid URL. At least one of data and type must be defined.
`declare`	HTML 4	The presence of this Boolean attribute makes this element a declaration only. The object must be instantiated by a subsequent `<object>` element. In HTML5, repeat the <object> element completely each that that the resource is reused.
`form`	HTML5	The form element, if any, that the object element is associated with (its form owner). The value of the attribute must be an ID of a `<form>` element in the same document.
`height`		The height of the displayed resource, in CSS pixels.
`name`		The name of valid browsing context (HTML5), or the name of the control (HTML 4).
`standby`	HTML 4	A message that the browser can show while loading the object's implementation and data.
`tabindex`	HTML 4	The position of the element in the tabbing navigation order for the current document.
`type`		The content type of the resource specified by data. At least one of data and type must be defined.
`typemustmatch`	HTML5	This Boolean attribute indicates if the type and the actual content type resource must match in order of this one to be used.
`usemap`		A hash-name reference to a `<map>` element; that is a '#' followed by the value of a `name` of a map element.
`width`		The width of the display resource, in CSS pixels.

Feature	Chrome	Firefox (Gecko)	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari
Basic support	(Yes)	1.0 (1.7 or earlier)	(Yes)	(Yes)	(Yes)
`typemustmatch`	?	27 (27)	?	?	?

Feature	Android	Firefox Mobile (Gecko)	IE Mobile	Opera Mobile	Safari Mobile
Basic support	(Yes)	1.0 (1.0)	(Yes)	(Yes)	(Yes)
`typemustmatch`	?	27.0 (27)	?	?	?

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
WHATWG HTML Living Standard The definition of '<object>' in that specification.	Living Standard
HTML5 The definition of '<object>' in that specification.	Recommendation
HTML 4.01 Specification The definition of '<object>' in that specification.	Recommendation

License

© 2016 Mozilla Contributors
Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License v2.5 or later.
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-us/docs/web/html/element/object