<object>: The External Object element

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.

Content categories	Flow content; phrasing content; embedded content, palpable content; if the element has a `usemap` attribute, interactive content; listed, submittable form-associated element.
Permitted content	zero or more `<param>` elements, then transparent.
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`, `image`
DOM interface	`HTMLObjectElement`

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. In HTML5, repeat the <object> element completely each time that 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, in CSS pixels. -- (Absolute values only. NO percentages)
name: The name of valid browsing context (HTML5), or the name of the control (HTML 4).
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 a name of a map element.
width: The width of the display resource, in CSS pixels. -- (Absolute values only. NO percentages)

Examples

Embed a YouTube Video

<object type="video/mp4"
    data="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sp9ZfSvpf7A"
    width="1280"
    height="720">
</object>

Note that a type field is normally specified, but is not needed for youtube videos.

Specifications

Specification
HTML Standard # the-object-element

Browser compatibility

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