Baseline Widely available
The <embed>
HTML 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.
<embed
type="video/mp4"
src="/shared-assets/videos/flower.mp4"
width="250"
height="200" />
Note: This topic documents only the element that is defined as part of the HTML Living Standard. 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.
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.
You can use the object-position
property to adjust the positioning of the embedded object within the element's frame.
Note: The object-fit
property has no effect on <embed>
elements.
Use the title
attribute on an embed
element to label its content so that people navigating with assistive technology such as a screen reader can understand what it contains. The title's value should concisely describe the embedded content. Without a title, they may not be able to determine what its embedded content is. This context shift can be confusing and time-consuming, especially if the embed
element contains interactive content like video or audio.
<embed
type="video/quicktime"
src="movie.mov"
width="640"
height="480"
title="Title of my video" />
Technical summary Specifications Browser compatibility See also
<audio>
, <canvas>
, <iframe>
, <img>
, <math>
, <object>
, <svg>
, and <video>
.object-position
and object-fit
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