HTML5: object – generic external content

object – generic external content # T

The object element represents external content.

Content model #

object.elem.flow =: param *, (normal-character-data & common.elem.flow *) & object.attrs
object.elem.phrasing =: param *, (normal-character-data & common.elem.phrasing *) & object.attrs

Attribute model #

object.attrs = common.attrs & ((data & type ?) | type) & height ? & width ? & usemap ? & name ? & form ? & common.attrs.aria ?

Element-specific attributes #

data = uri: The address of the content.
type = mimetype: The MIME type of the content.
height = integer.positive: The height of the object, in CSS pixels.
width = integer.positive: The width of the object, in CSS pixels.
usemap = hash-name: A hash-name reference to a map element with which to associate the object.
name = browsing-context-name: A valid browsing context name.

Tag omission #

An object element must have both a start tag and an end tag.

Permitted contexts #

Details #

The object element represents external content, which, depending on the type of the content, will either be treated as an image, as a nested browsing context, or as external content to be processed by a plugin.