The embed tag in HTML5

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The HTML <embed> tag is used for embedding another resource or interactive content into the document. The <embed> element is an empty element and this tag ending with the delimiter string />.This tag has no closing tag like <embed />. This tag is used to insert nonstandard elements content , typically a multimedia element that is not supported by HTML. You can use <embed > tag to add images, audio or video etc or you can write any thing in it.

Syntax :

<embed src="" type=""/>

This tag puts a browser plug-in in the page. A plug-in is a special program that adds specific abilities to a larger software application and it is located on the client computer not on your web server that handles its own special type of data file.

Attributes Introduced by HTML5
Attributes	Values	Description
src	url	This attribute specifies Address of resource file using URL.
type	type	This attribute used to specifies the MIME type of the embedded object and define type of media.
height	pixels	This attribute specifies the height of the embedded content.
width	pixels	This attribute specifies the width of the embedded content.

HTML5 Event Attributes
onabort	onblur	oncanplay
oncanplaythrough	onchange	onclick
oncontextmenu	ondblclick	ondrag
ondragend	ondragenter	ondragleave
ondragover	ondragstart	ondrop
ondurationchange	onemptied	onended
onerror	onfocus	onformchange
onforminput	oninput	oninvalid
onkeydown	onkeypress	onkeyup
onload	onloadeddata	onloadedmetadata
onloadstart	onmousedown	onmousemove
onmouseout	onmouseover	onmouseup
onmousewheel	onpause	onplay
onplaying	onprogress	onratechange
onreadystatechange	onscroll	onseeked
onseeking	onselect	onshow
onstalled	onsubmit	onsuspend
ontimeupdate	onvolumechange	onwaiting

Code:

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title></title>
</head>
<body>
<embed type="video/quicktime" src="mov/sample_sorenson.mov" width="340" height="250" />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<embed src="Image/moonchilde.jpg" type="image" height="400" width="400" />
</body>
</html>

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