HTML <param>Tag: The HTML<param> tag specifies parameters for plugins embedded with an <object> element. HTML param tag supports both the global and the event attributes.
HTML <param>Tag
The type and valuetype attributes are not supported in HTML5. This HTML param tag supports all global and event attributes.
Syntax: <param>
Attributes
name: It is used to specify the name of the parameter.
value: It is used to specify the value of the parameter.
type: It is used to specify the media type.
valuetype: It is used to specify the type of value.
Browser compatibility
The HTML<param>tag is supported by different types of browsers.
- Chrome-38.0
- Firefox-38.0
- Opera-25.0
- Safari-9.1
- Internet Explorer-13.0
Attributes that are supported by the <param> tag
| Attribute | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| name | name | Specifies the name of a parameter |
| type | media_type | Specifies the media type of a parameter |
| value | value | Specifies the value of the parameter |
| value type | data ref object |
Specifies the type of the value |