<embed>: The HTML Embed Element

1 Description

The HTML <embed> element is used to insert external content into a web page. The external content may be a video, or an image, or a webpage.

While the <embed> element may be used to insert external content into a webpage there are other elements which are usually more suitable for the task.

  1. If you are trying to embed an image, it is generally better to use the use the <img> element.
  2. If you are trying to embed a video, it is generally better to use the use the <video> element.
  3. If you are trying to embed an audio file, it is generally better to use the use the <audio> element.
  4. If you are trying to embed an HTML document, it is generally better to use the use the <iframe> element.

2 Examples

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
    <head>
        <title>embed Example Page</title>
    </head>
    <body>
        <h1>External HTML Document</h1>
        <embed type="text/html" src="https://www.rowlandindustries.com/example_html_document.html" width="400" height="800">
    </body>
</html>

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