HTML | <embed> Tag - GeeksforGeeks

The <embed> tag in HTML is used for embedding external application which is generally multimedia content like audio or video into an HTML document. It is used as a container for embedding plug-ins such as flash animations. This tag is a new tag in HTML 5 and it requires only starting tag.

Syntax:

<embed attributes>

Attributes: The <embed> tag contains four attributes which are discussed below:

height: This attribute contains the attribute value in pixel. It is used to specify the height of the embedded content.
src: It is used to hold the URL. It is used to specify the web address of the embedded content.
width: The width value are set in pixels. It is used to specify the width of embedded content.
type: It contains the media_type content. It is used to specify the media type of the embedded content.

Below programs illustrates the <embed> element in HTML:

Example 1:

<!DOCTYPE html> 
<html> 
    <head> 
        <title>embed Tag</title> 
        <style> 
            q { 
                color: #00cc00; 
                font-style: italic; 
            } 
        </style>  
    </head> 
    <body> 
        <q>GeeksforGeeks</q> is loading. 
        <br> 
        <embed src="loading2.swf" 
        type="application/x-shockwave-flash"> 
    </body> 
</html>                     

Output:

Example 2: This example uses the width and height property with the <embed> tag.

<!DOCTYPE html> 
<html> 
    <head> 
        <title>embed Tag</title> 
        <style> 
            q { 
                color: #00cc00; 
                font-style: italic; 
            } 
        </style>  
    </head> 
    <body> 
        Click here to redirect to <q>GeeksforGeeks</q> 
        <br> 
        <embed src="animProps02.swf" width="30px" height="30px"> 
        <a href="http://geeksforgeeks.org">GeeksforGeeks</a> 
    </body> 
</html>                               

Output:

Supported Browsers: The browser supported by <embed> tag are listed below:

Google Chrome
Internet Explorer
Firefox
Opera
Safari

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