Media & Embedded Content
HTML <object> Tag
The <object> tag defines a container for an external resource.
Definition and Usage
The <object> tag defines a container for an external resource.
Standard Syntax:
<object>...</object>Interactive ExampleRunnable
HTML <object> Example
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<div style="font-family: system-ui, sans-serif; padding: 16px; background: #ffffff; border-radius: 8px; border: 1px solid #e2e8f0; color: #0f172a;">
<object data="pic_trulli.jpg" width="300" height="200"></object>
</div>Attributes for <object>
8 Supported Attributes| Attribute | Values | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| data | URL | none | Specifies the URL of the resource to be used by the object |
| form | form_id | none | Specifies which form the object belongs to |
| height | pixels | none | Specifies the height of the object |
| name | name | none | Specifies a name for the object |
| type | media_type | none | Specifies the media type of data specified in the data attribute |
| typemustmatch | true/false | none | Specifies whether the type attribute and the actual content of the resource must match to be displayed |
| usemap | #mapname | none | Specifies the name of a client-side image map to be used with the object |
| width | pixels | none | Specifies the width of the object |
Global Attributes
The <object> tag also supports the standard global attributes in HTML, including class, id, style, title, hidden, and data-*.
Event Attributes
The <object> tag supports event attributes in HTML, such as onclick, onmouseover, onfocus, and more.
Browser Compatibility
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