HTML5: embed – integration point for plugins (NEW)

ⓘ embed – integration point for plugins NEW # T

The embed element represents an integration point for external content.

Permitted contents #

empty (void element)

Permitted attributes #

global attributes & src & type & height & width & Any other attribute that has no namespace

ⓘ global attributes: Any attributes permitted globally.
ⓘ src = URL potentially surrounded by spaces #: The address of the content being embedded.
ⓘ type = MIME type #: The MIME type of the plugin to instantiate.; A string that identifies a valid MIME media type as defined in [RFC 2046].
ⓘ height = non-negative integer #: The height of the embedded content, in CSS pixels.
ⓘ width = non-negative integer #: The width of the embedded content, in CSS pixels.

Additional constraints and admonitions #

The interactive element embed must not appear as a descendant of the a element.
The interactive element embed must not appear as a descendant of the button element.
The name attribute on the embed element is obsolete. Use the id attribute instead.
The align attribute on the embed element is obsolete. Use CSS instead.
The hspace attribute on the embed element is obsolete. Use CSS instead.
The vspace attribute on the embed element is obsolete. Use CSS instead.

Tag omission #

The embed element is a void element. An embed element must have a start tag but must not have an end tag.

Permitted parent elements #

any element that can contain phrasing elements

Details #

The embed element represents an integration point for external content — typically, non-HTML content such as an application or some other type of interactive content which involves use of a third-party plugin as a handler (rather than being natively supported by the UA).

DOM interface #

interface HTMLEmbedElement : HTMLElement {
           attribute DOMString src;
           attribute DOMString type;
           attribute DOMString width;
           attribute DOMString height;
};

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