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

 

HTML
<!-- 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

Browser Compatibility  

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) ? ? ?

See Also  

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

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

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