HTML <object> tag

Definition and Usage

Defines an embedded object. Use this element to add multimedia to your XHTML page. This element allows you to specify the data and parameters for objects inserted into HTML documents, and the code that can be used to display/manipulate that data.

Differences Between HTML and XHTML

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Tips and Notes

Note: An object element can appear inside the head or the body element. The text between the <object> and </object> is the alternate text, for browsers that do not support this tag. The <param> tags define run-time settings for the object.

Tip: For images use the <img> tag instead of the <object> tag.

Example

Source	Output
<object classid="clsid:F08DF954-8592-11D1-B16A-00C0F0283628" id="Slider1" width="100" height="50"> <param name="BorderStyle" value="1" /> <param name="MousePointer" value="0" /> <param name="Enabled" value="1" /> <param name="Min" value="0" /> <param name="Max" value="10" /> </object>

Optional Attributes

DTD indicates in which DTD the attribute is allowed. S=Strict, T=Transitional, and F=Frameset.

Attribute	Value	Description	DTD
align	left right top bottom	Defines the text alignment around the object	TF
archive	URL	A space separated list of URL's to archives. The archives contains resources relevant to the object	STF
border	pixels	Defines a border around the object	TF
classid	class ID	Defines a class ID value as set in the Windows Registry or a URL	STF
codebase	URL	Defines where to find the code for the object	STF
codetype	MIME type	The internet media type of the code referred to by the classid attribute	STF
data	URL	Defines a URL that refers to the object's data	STF
declare	declare	Defines that the object should only be declared, not created or instantiated until needed	STF
height	pixels	Defines the height of the object	STF
hspace	pixels	Defines the horizontal spacing around the object	TF
name	unique_name	Defines a unique name for the object (to use in scripts)	STF
standby	text	Defines a text to display while the object is loading	STF
type	MIME_type	Defines the MIME type of data specified in the data attribute	STF
usemap	URL	Specifies a URL of a client-side image map to be used with the object	STF
vspace	pixels	Defines the vertical spacing around the object	TF
width	pixels	Defines the width of the object	STF

Standard Attributes

id, class, title, style, dir, lang, xml:lang

For a full description, go to Standard Attributes.

Event Attributes

accesskey, tabindex, onclick, ondblclick, onmousedown, onmouseup, onmouseover, onmousemove, onmouseout, onkeypress, onkeydown, onkeyup

For a full description, go to Event Attributes.

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