<object> HTML external object element
Baseline
Widely available
This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since July 2015.
The <object> HTML element represents an external resource, which can be treated as an image, a nested browsing context, or a resource to be handled by a plugin.
Try it
<object type="video/mp4" data="../../../../../../shared-assets/videos/flower.mp4" width="250" height="200"></object>
Attributes
This element includes the global attributes.
archive-
A space-separated list of URIs for archives of resources for the object.
border-
The width of a border around the control, in pixels.
classid-
The URI of the object's implementation. It can be used together with, or in place of, the data attribute.
codebase-
The base path used to resolve relative URIs specified by classid, data, or archive. If not specified, the default is the base URI of the current document.
codetype-
The content type of the data specified by classid.
data-
The address of the resource as a valid URL. At least one of data and type must be defined.
declare-
The presence of this Boolean attribute makes this element a declaration only. The object must be instantiated by a subsequent
<object>element. Repeat the<object>element completely each time the resource is reused. form-
The form element, if any, that the object element is associated with (its form owner). The value of the attribute must be an ID of a
<form>element in the same document. height-
The height of the displayed resource, as in
<integer>in CSS pixels. name-
The name of valid browsing context (HTML5), or the name of the control (HTML 4). The name becomes a property of the
WindowandDocumentobjects, containing a reference to the embedded window or the element itself. standby-
A message that the browser can show while loading the object's implementation and data.
type-
The content type of the resource specified by data. At least one of data and type must be defined.
usemap-
A hash-name reference to a
<map>element; that is a '#' followed by the value of anameof a map element. width-
The width of the display resource, as in
<integer>in CSS pixels.
Examples
Embed a video
HTML
html
<object
type="video/webm"
data="/shared-assets/videos/flower.webm"
width="600"
height="140">
<img
src="/shared-assets/images/examples/flowers.jpg"
alt="Some beautiful flowers" />
</object>
Result
If the video in the example fails to load, the user will be provided with an image as fallback content. The <img> tag is used to display an image. We include the src attribute set to the path to the image we want to embed. We also include the alt attribute, which provides the image with an accessible name. If the image also fails to load, the content of the alt attribute will be displayed.
Technical summary
| Content categories |
Flow content;
phrasing content;
embedded content, palpable content; if the element has a
usemap attribute, interactive content;
listed,
submittable
form-associated element.
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| Permitted content |
zero or more <param> elements, then
transparent.
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| Tag omission | None, both the starting and ending tag are mandatory. |
| Permitted parents | Any element that accepts embedded content. |
| Implicit ARIA role | No corresponding role |
| Permitted ARIA roles |
application, document, img
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| DOM interface | HTMLObjectElement |
Specifications
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- Full support
- Full support
- Deprecated. Not for use in new websites.