Embedded Content

Also called inclusions, embedded content applies to Java applets, imagemaps, and other multimedia or programmatic content that's placed in a web page to provide additional functionality.

<applet>...</applet>

Usage	Includes a Java applet.
Start/End Tag	Required/Required.
Deprecated	align="..."Controls alignment (left, center, right, justify).
	alt="..."Displays text while loading.
	archive="..."Identifies the resources to be preloaded.
	code="..."The applet class file.
	codebase="..."The URL base for the applet.
	height="..."The width of the displayed applet.
	hspace="..."The horizontal space separating the image from other content.
	name="..."The name of the applet.
	object="..."The serialized applet file.
	vspace="..."The vertical space separating the image from other content.
	width="..."The height of the displayed applet.
Empty	No.
Notes	Applet is deprecated in favor of the object element.

<area>

Usage	Defines links and anchors in a client-side image map.
Start/End Tag	Required/IllegalSee note for XHTML 1.0 requirements.
Attributes	shape="..."Enables you to define client-side imagemaps using defined shapes (default, rect, circle, poly).
	coords="..."Sets the size of the shape using pixel or percentage lengths.
	HRef="..."The URL of the linked resource.
	target="..."Determines where the resource will be displayed (user-defined name, _blank, _parent, _self, _top).
	nohref="..."Indicates that the region has no action.
	alt="..."Displays alternative text.
	tabindex="..."Sets the tabbing order between elements with a defined tabindex.
Empty	Yes.
Notes	In XHTML 1.0, this tag should take the XML form of <area /> to ensure compatibility with older browsers.

<img>

Usage	Includes an image in the document.
Start/End Tag	Required/IllegalSee note for XHTML 1.0 requirements.
Attributes	%coreattrs, %i18n, %events.
	src="/books/2/631/1/html/2/..."The URL of the image.
	alt="..."Alternative text to display.
	height="..."The height of the image.
	width="..."The width of the image.
	usemap="..."The URL to a client-side imagemap.
	ismapIdentifies a server-side imagemap.
Deprecated	align="..."Controls alignment (left, center, right, justify).
	border="..."Border width.
	hspace="..."The horizontal space separating the image from other content.
	vspace="..."The vertical space separating the image from other content.
Empty	Yes.
Notes	In XHTML 1.0, this tag should take the XML form of <img /> to ensure compatibility with older browsers.

<map>...</map>

Usage	When used with the area element, creates a client-side imagemap.
Start/End Tag	Required/Required.
Attributes	%coreattrs.
	name="..."The name of the imagemap to be created.
Empty	No.

<object>...</object>

Usage	Includes an object.
Start/End Tag	Required/Required.
Attributes	%coreattrs, %i18n, %events.
	declareA flag that makes the current object definition a declaration only.
	classThe URL of the object's location.
	codebase="..."The URL for resolving URLs specified by other attributes.
	data="..."The URL to the object's data.
	type="..."The Internet content type for data.
	codetype="..."The Internet content type for the code.
	standby="..."Show message while loading.
	height="..."The height of the object.
	width="..."The width of the object.
	usemap="..."The URL to an imagemap.
	shapes=Enables you to define areas to search for hyperlinks if the object is an image.
	name="..."The URL to submit as part of a form.
	tabindex="..."Sets the tabbing order between elements with a defined tabindex.
Deprecated	align="..."Controls alignment (left, center, right, justify).
	border="..."Displays the border around an object.
	hspace="..."The space between the sides of the object and other page content.
	vspace="..."The space between the top and bottom of the object and other page content.
Empty	No.

<param>

Usage	Initializes an object.
Start/End Tag	Required/IllegalSee note for XHTML 1.0 requirements.
Attributes	name="..."Defines the parameter name.
	value="..."The value of the object parameter.
	valuetype="..."Defines the value type (data, ref, object).
	type="..."The Internet media type.
Empty	Yes.
Notes	In XHTML 1.0, this tag should take the XML form of <param /> to ensure compatibility with older browsers.