Last Updated : 11 Jul, 2025
The <param> tag in HTML is used to define a parameter for plug-ins that are associated with <object> element. It does not contain the end tag. The <param> tag also supports the Global Attributes and Event Attributes in HTML. Ensure the sound plays automatically by setting the "autoplay" parameter to "true".
<param name=" " value=" ">
<object data="horse.wav" type="audio/wav">
<param name="autoplay" value="true">
</object>
Note: The <param> tag is not supported in HTML5.
Attributes:Attribute Values
Description
It is used to specify the name of the parameter.
It is used to specify the value of the parameter.
It is used to specify the media type.
valuetype
It is used to specify the type of the value.
Example 1: In this example, we will see the implementation of param tag with an example.
HTML
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<h1>GeeksforGeeks</h1>
<h2>HTML param Tag</h2>
<object data="https://media.geeksforgeeks.org/wp-
content/uploads/20210209234048/
InShot_20210209_233841711.mp4">
<param name="video"
value="play">
</object>
</body>
</html>
Output:
Example 2: In this example, we will see the implementation of param tag with another example.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<h1>GeeksforGeeks</h1>
<h2>HTML param Tag</h2>
<object data="https://media.geeksforgeeks.org/
wp-content/cdn-uploads/20200430164710/
captured_voice.mp3">
<param name="video" value="play">
</object>
</body>
</html>
Output:
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HTML:
3.2
| Encoding:
UTF-8
| Version:
0.7.4