# embed

Defines an object, such as a multimedia file, embedded in an HTML document.

## Platform Support

IE | Netscape | Mozilla | Opera | Safari
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
2.0+ | 2.0+ | 1.0+ | 4.0+ | no

## Example

This example defines center-aligned embedded object that plays the "myMovie.mov" file:

     <embed src="myMovie.mov" align="center" height="350" width="350">
    	<noembed> Please download the appropriate multimedia player.</noembed>
    </embed>

## Remarks

Although the <embed></embed> tag is supported by most browsers, it is not W3C-compliant. Use <object></object> to be W3C-compliant.

## Attribute Detail

Attribute | IE | Netscape | Mozilla | Opera | Safari
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
accesskey [key]. Hot-key shortcut for the element. | 5.5+ | no | no | no | 1.0+
align Defines the alignment of the element. | 2.0+ | 1.0+ | 1.0+ | 4.0+ | 1.0+
alt [text]. Example values (Usually a name/description of the element): "banner.gif", "cat.jpg", etc. Specifies alternative text to display if the element cannot be displayed as expected. | 2.0+ | 1.0+ | 1.0+ | 4.0+ | 1.0+
border [border-width]. Example values: 0 (borderless), 1, 2, etc. Width (in pixels) of the border around the element. | 2.0+ | 1.0+ | 1.0+ | 4.0+ | 1.0+
class [class-name]. Example values: header-class, list-element, etc. CSS class assigned to the element. | 2.0+ | 1.0+ | 1.0+ | 4.0+ | 1.0+
code [url] URL of the Java class file for the element. | 2.0+ | 2.0+ | 1.0+ | no | 1.0+
codebase [url] URL for the code base for the element. | 2.0+ | 2.0+ | 1.0+ | no | 1.0+
height [number-of-pixels] Height of the element (in pixels). | 2.0+ | 1.0+ | 1.0+ | 4.0+ | 1.0+
hidden If true, specifies that the element is hidden. | no | no | no | no | 1.0+
hspace [number-of-pixels] Number of pixels of space to the left and right of the element (i.e. horizontal margin). | 2.0+ | 1.0+ | 1.0+ | 4.0+ | 1.0+
id [element-id] Unique identifier for the element. | 2.0+ | 1.0+ | 1.0+ | 4.0+ | 1.0+
language Script language for the element. | 3.0+ | 2.0+ | 1.0+ | no | 1.0+
name [element-name] Unique name identifier for the element. | 2.0+ | 1.0+ | 1.0+ | 4.0+ | 1.0+
palette Specifies whether to use the background or foreground color palette for the element. | no | 4.0+ | no | no | no
pluginspage [url] Specifies a web page with installation information for the plugin for the element. | no | 4.0+ | no | no | 1.0+
src [url] URL for the source for the element. | 2.0+ | 1.0+ | 1.0+ | 4.0+ | 1.0+
style [style-name] Inline style for the element. | 2.0+ | 1.0+ | 1.0+ | 4.0+ | 1.0+
title [text-description] Short text description for the element. | 2.0+ | 1.0+ | 1.0+ | 4.0+ | 1.0+
type (embed) [MIME-type] MIME type for the embedded object. | 4.0+ |  | 1.0+ | 7.0+ | no
units Specifies the unit for the height and width of the element. | no | 4.0+ | no | no | no
unselectable Specifies whether or not the element is unselectable. | 5.5+ | no | no | no | no
vspace [number-of-pixels] Number of pixels of space above and below the element (i.e. vertical margin). | 2.0+ | 1.0+ | 1.0+ | 7.0+ | 1.0+
width [number-of-pixels | percentage]. Example values: 200px, 15%, etc. Width of the element (pixels or percentage). | 2.0+ | 1.1+ | 1.0+ | 4.0+ | 1.0+

## Event Detail

Event | IE | Netscape | Mozilla | Opera | Safari
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
onactivate Fires when the element becomes active. | 4.0+ | no | no | no | no
onbeforeactivate Fires immediately before the element becomes active. | 4.0+ | no | no | no | no
onbeforecut Fires immediately before the selection is cut to the clipboard. | 4.0+ | no | no | no | 1.0+
onbeforedeactivate Fires immediately before the element stops being the active element. | 4.0+ | no | no | no | no
onbeforepaste Fires immediately before the selection is pasted from the clipboard to the element. | 4.0+ | no | no | no | 1.0+
onblur Fires when the element loses focus. | 2.0+ | 1.0+ | 1.0+ | 4.0+ | 1.0+
onclick Fires when the element is clicked. | 2.0+ | 1.0+ | 1.0+ | 4.0+ | 1.0+
oncontextmenu Fires when the element is right-clicked and the context menu opens. | 4.0+ | no | no | no | 1.0+
oncontrolselect Fires immediately before the element is selected. | 4.0+ | no | no | no | no
oncut Fires when the element is cut to the clipboard. | 4.0+ | no | no | no | 1.0+
ondblclick Fires when the element is double-clicked. | 2.0+ | 1.0+ | 1.0+ | 4.0+ | 1.0+
ondeactivate Fires when the active element becomes inactive. | 4.0+ | no | no | no | no
onfocus Fires when the element receives focus. | 2.0+ | 1.0+ | 1.0+ | 4.0+ | 1.0+
onfocusin Fires immediately before an element receives focus. | 4.0+ | no | no | no | no
onfocusout Fires immediately after focus moves from the element to another element. | 4.0+ | no | no | no | no
onhelp Fires when a user presses the F1 key to activate help. | 4.0+ | no | no | no | no
onload Fires when the content of the element finishes loading. | 2.0+ | 1.0+ | 1.0+ | 4.0+ | 1.0+
onkeydown Fires when a user presses down on a key while the element has focus. | 2.0+ | 1.0+ | 1.0+ | 4.0+ | 1.0+
onkeypress Fires when a user presses a key or holds down the key while the element has focus. | 2.0+ | 1.0+ | 1.0+ | 4.0+ | 1.0+
onkeyup Fires when a user releases a key while the element has focus. | 2.0+ | 1.0+ | 1.0+ | 4.0+ | 1.0+
onlosecapture Fires when the element loses mouse capture. | 4.0+ | no | no | no | no
onmousedown Fires when a user clicks down on the mouse button while the element has focus. | 2.0+ | 1.0+ | 1.0+ | 4.0+ | 1.0+
onmouseenter Fires when the mouse pointer enters the element. | 4.0+ | no | no | no | no
onmouseleave Fires when the mouse pointer leaves the element. | 4.0+ | no | no | no | no
onmousemove Fires when the mouse moves while the pointer over the element. | 2.0+ | 1.0+ | 1.0+ | 4.0+ | 1.0+
onmouseout Fires when the mouse pointer moves off of the element. | 2.0+ | 1.0+ | 1.0+ | 4.0+ | 1.0+
onmouseover Fires when the mouse pointer moves over the element. | 2.0+ | 1.0+ | 1.0+ | 4.0+ | 1.0+
onmouseup Fires when the user releases the mouse button while the element has focus. | 2.0+ | 1.0+ | 1.0+ | 4.0+ | 1.0+
onmousewheel Fires when the user rotates the mouse wheel while the element has focus. | 4.0+ | no | no | no | no
onmove Fires when the element moves. | 4.0+ | no | no | no | no
onmoveend Fires when the element stops moving. | 4.0+ | no | no | no | no
onmovestart Fires immediately before the element moves. | 4.0+ | no | no | no | no
onpaste Fires when the clipboard contents are pasted onto the element. | 4.0+ | no | no | no | 1.0+
onpropertychange Fires when one of the properties of the element changes. | 4.0+ | no | no | no | no
onreadystatechange Fires when the ready state of the element changes. | 4.0+ | no | no | no | no
onresizeend Fires when the element is finished being resized. | 4.0+ | no | no | no | no
onresizestart Fires immediately before a user resizes the element. | 4.0+ | no | no | no | no
onscroll Fires when a user scrolls the element. | 4.0+ | no | no | no | 1.0+

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