<param>: The Object Parameter element - HTML | MDN

Attributes

This element includes the global attributes.

name Deprecated

Name of the parameter.

value Deprecated

Specifies the value of the parameter.

type Deprecated

Only used if the valuetype is set to ref. Specifies the MIME type of values found at the URI specified by value.

valuetype Deprecated

Specifies the type of the value attribute. Possible values are:

  • data: Default value. The value is passed to the object's implementation as a string.
  • ref: The value is a URI to a resource where run-time values are stored.
  • object: An ID of another <object> in the same document.

Technical summary

Content categories None.
Permitted content None; it is a void element.
Tag omission Must have a start tag and must not have an end tag.
Permitted parents An <object> before any flow content.
Implicit ARIA role No corresponding role
Permitted ARIA roles No role permitted
DOM interface HTMLParamElement

Specifications

Specification
HTML
# the-param-element

Browser compatibility

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