<param>: The Object Parameter element #

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The <param> HTML element defines parameters for an <object> element. :::

Attributes #

::: section-content This element includes the global attributes.

name [Deprecated]{.visually-hidden}

Name of the parameter.

value [Deprecated]{.visually-hidden}

Specifies the value of the parameter.

type [Deprecated]{.visually-hidden}

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

valuetype [Deprecated]{.visually-hidden}

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 #

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

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Specifications #

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Specification #

HTML Standard
[# the-param-element]{.small}

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Browser compatibility #

::: _table Desktop Mobile

            Chrome    Edge   Firefox   Internet Explorer   Opera   Safari   WebView Android   Chrome Android   Firefox for Android   Opera Android   Safari on IOS   Samsung Internet

param 1 12 1 Yes 15 ≤4 4.4 18 4 14 ≤3.2 1.0 name 1 12 1 Yes 15 ≤4 4.4 18 4 14 ≤3.2 1.0 type 1 12 1 Yes 15 ≤4 4.4 18 4 14 ≤3.2 1.0 value 1 12 1 Yes 15 ≤4 4.4 18 4 14 ≤3.2 1.0 valuetype 1 12 1 Yes 15 ≤4 4.4 18 4 14 ≤3.2 1.0 :::