` tag is supported"> ` tag is supported" />
Easy Tutorial
❮ Html Layout Att Video Preload ❯

HTML <param> Tag

Example

Set the parameter "autoplay" to "true", and the audio will play automatically after loading:


Browser Support

The <param> tag is supported by most major browsers. However, the file formats defined by <object> are not supported by all browsers.


Tag Definition and Usage

The <param> element allows you to specify run-time settings for objects inserted into XHTML documents, meaning this tag can provide parameters for the containing <object> or <applet> tags.


Differences Between HTML 4.01 and HTML5

HTML 4.01 attributes: "type" and "valuetype" are not supported in HTML5.


Differences Between HTML and XHTML

In HTML, the <param> tag does not have a closing tag.

In XHTML, the <param> tag must be properly closed.


Attributes

Attribute Value Description
name name Defines the name of the parameter (used in scripts).
type MIME_type Not supported in HTML5. Defines the MIME type parameter.
value value Describes the value of the parameter.
valuetype data <br>ref <br>object Not supported in HTML5. Describes the type of the value.

Global Attributes

The <param> tag supports global attributes. See the complete list of HTML Global Attributes.


Event Attributes

The <param> tag supports all HTML Event Attributes.

❮ Html Layout Att Video Preload ❯