<object>

The HTML <object> 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 Obsolete since HTML5: A space-separated list of URIs for archives of resources for the object.
borderDeprecated since HTML4.01Obsolete since HTML5: The width of a border around the control, in pixels.
classid Obsolete since HTML5: The URI of the object's implementation. It can be used together with, or in place of, the data attribute.
codebase Obsolete since HTML5: 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 Obsolete since HTML5: 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 Obsolete since HTML5: 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 Obsolete since HTML5: A message that the browser can show while loading the object's implementation and data.
tabindex Obsolete since HTML5: The position of the element in the tabbing navigation order for the current document.
type: The content type of the resource specified by data. At least one of data and type must be defined.
typemustmatch: This Boolean attribute indicates if the type attribute and the actual content type of the resource must match to be used.
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 flash movie

<!-- Embed a flash movie -->
<object data="movie.swf"
  type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></object>

<!-- Embed a flash movie with parameters -->
<object data="movie.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash">
  <param name="foo" value="bar">
</object>

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
HTML Living Standard The definition of '<object>' in that specification.	Living Standard
HTML5 The definition of '<object>' in that specification.	Recommendation
HTML 4.01 Specification The definition of '<object>' in that specification.	Recommendation

Browser compatibility

BCD tables only load in the browser

Note: Google Chrome doesn't support search for text (accessed via ctrl + F shortcut) inside <object></object> tags.