HTML Embed
HTML
The <embed> tag acts as a container for external resources such as a picture, a media player, or a plug-in application.
HTML <embed> Tag.
➔ HTML <embed> is a container for external resources.
➔ The best use and the objective of <embed> element is to add browsers plug-ins.
➔ HTML has all media control elements to deal with each media types. <iframe>, <img>, <video> etc. So recommendation is to use these elements as a first priority.
➔ The embed tag is a self-closing tag and does not require a separate closing tag
Recommended alternatives are:
- Use the <img> tag for images.
- Use the <audio> tag for audio.
- Use the <video> tag for video.
- Use the <iframe> tag for embedding content.
HTML embed tag example
The HTML embed tag is used as a container to integrate external content such as audio, video, images, pdf files etc.
Note: Click play button to play the video.
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Example
<h3>Document in embed</h3>
<div>
<embed type="text/html" src="./index.jsp" width="500" height="200"/>
</div>
<h3>Media in embed</h3>
<div>
<embed type="text/html" src="resources/media/seaside.mp4" width="500" height="200"/>
</div>
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