<embed> Tag Prev Next Note/Info The <embed> tag is a new tag in HTML5. × Dismiss this alert. HTML5 <embed> tag The HTML5 <embed> tag specifies container for an external application, multimedia or interactive content into HTML document. Syntax:<embed src=”file-name.type”> Example <embed src="heart-words.zip"> Run the Code Default value NONE How Browser will display BLOCK Level. Difference between HTML4.01, XHTML and HTML5 HTML4 XHTML HTML5 NA NA New tag in HTML5 Attributes used with <embed> tag Attribute Description src Defines the address of the source file using a path URL. type Tells about the type of media file. height Sets the height of the embed element in Pixels. width Sets the width of the embed element in Pixels. Global Attributes The <embed> tag supports Global attributes. Event Attributes The <embed> tag supports Event attributes. Supporting Browsers Related Tags In HTML5, there are better alternatives to use multimedia files using <audio> or <video> element. Prev Next Facebook Twitter Google-plus