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<param>: The Object Parameter element

The <param> HTML element defines parameters for an {{HTMLElement("object")}} element.

[!NOTE] Use the {{HTMLElement("object")}} element with a data attribute to set the URL of an external resource.

Attributes

This element includes the global attributes.

  • name {{deprecated_inline}}

    • : Name of the parameter.
  • value {{deprecated_inline}}

    • : Specifies the value of the parameter.
  • type {{deprecated_inline}}

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

    • : 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 {{HTMLElement("object")}} in the same document.

Technical summary

Content categories None.
Permitted content None; it is a {{Glossary("void element")}}.
Tag omission Must have a start tag and must not have an end tag.
Permitted parents An {{HTMLElement("object")}} before any flow content.
Implicit ARIA role No corresponding role
Permitted ARIA roles No role permitted
DOM interface {{domxref("HTMLParamElement")}}

Specifications

Browser compatibility

See also

  • {{HTMLElement("object")}}