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<embed>

The <embed> embeds external content at the specified point in the document. This content is provided by an external application or other source of interactive content such as a browser plug-in.

Note: This topic documents only the element that is defined as part of HTML5. It does not address earlier, non-standardized implementation of the element.

Keep in mind that most modern browsers have deprecated and removed support for browser plug-ins, so relying upon <embed> is generally not wise if you want your site to be operable on the average user's browser.

Content categories	Flow content, phrasing content, embedded content, interactive content, palpable content.
Permitted content	None, it is an empty element.
Tag omission	Must have a start tag, and must not have an end tag.
Permitted parents	Any element that accepts embedded content.
Permitted ARIA roles	`application`, `document`, `img`, `presentation`
DOM interface	`HTMLEmbedElement`

Attributes

This element's attributes include the global attributes.

height: The displayed height of the resource, in CSS pixels. This must be an absolute value; percentages are not allowed.
src: The URL of the resource being embedded.
type: The MIME type to use to select the plug-in to instantiate.
width: The displayed width of the resource, in CSS pixels. This must be an absolute value; percentages are not allowed.

Usage notes

You can use the object-position property to adjust the positioning of the embedded object within the element's frame, and the object-fit property to control how the object's size is adjusted to fit within the frame.

Examples

<embed type="video/quicktime" src="movie.mov" width="640" height="480">

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
HTML Living Standard The definition of '<embed>' in that specification.	Living Standard
HTML5 The definition of '<embed>' in that specification.	Recommendation

Browser compatibilityUpdate compatibility data on GitHub

Note: Prior to version 45, Firefox did not display content of HTML resource, but a generic message saying the content needs a plug-in (see bug 1237963).

	Desktop
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari
Basic support	Yes	Yes	1	Yes	Yes	Yes
`height`	Yes	Yes	1	Yes	Yes	Yes
`src`	Yes	Yes	1	Yes	Yes	Yes
`type`	Yes	Yes	1	Yes	Yes	Yes
`width`	Yes	Yes	1	Yes	Yes	Yes