HTML param Tag

• HTML <object> Tag
• HTML 5 <embed> Tag
• HTML 5 <audio> Tag
• HTML 5 <video> Tag
• HTML 5 <param> Tag

The information on this page is based on HTML version 4.01 (which is the current version of HTML). The next version, HTML 5, is currently being written. Here's a list of HTML 5 tags.

The HTML param tag is used for passing parameters to an embedded object.

This tag is used in conjuction with the <object> tag to embed an object within an HTML document.

Example


<object title="Woofer dog." classid="wooferDog.class">
  <param name="audio" value="woof.au">
  <param name="width" value="600">
  <param name="height" value="400">
</object>

Attributes:

Attributes specific to this tag:
Attribute	Description
name	Defines the name of the parameter.
value	Specifies the value of the parameter.
valuetype	Specifies the type of value. Possible values: data (default) ref - the value is a URI of a resource object - the value is an object within the same document
type	Specifies content type of the resource specified by the `value` attribute, but only where `valuetype` is set to "ref".
Other Attributes:
Attribute	Description
id	Document wide identifier

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Also see the HTML 5 version of HTML tags

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