HTML 4 param Tag

Also see HTML5 <param> Tag.

This page is for the HTML 4 version of this element. For a more up to date version, see HTML5 <param> Tag.

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

Attributes

Attributes specific to this tag:
AttributeDescription
nameDefines the name of the parameter.
valueSpecifies the value of the parameter.
valuetypeSpecifies 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
typeSpecifies content type of the resource specified by the value attribute, but only where valuetype is set to "ref".
Other Attributes:
AttributeDescription
idDocument wide identifier

HTML5 Tags

The information on this page is based on HTML version 4.01. Most modern browsers now support HTML5.

See HTML5 <param> Tag for the HTML5 version of the above element.

See this list of HTML tags for the latest list of HTML elements.

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