HTML param tag

HTML <param> tag provides the parameters for the plugins that are embedded using the object element. param element is nothing on its own.

<object src="files/start.html">
  <param name="type" value="text/html"> 
  </param>
</object>
</>

It is a parameter having name-value pair. Both attributes must be used at the same time in the param element.

In the above example, name attribute describes the parameter name (type) and value attribute describes the value of the parameter ('text/html').

Tag omission

There is no end (</param>) tag.

All the global attributes are applicable on the param element.

Attributes that are applicable to <param> tag

name: name value specifies the name of the parameter for the object element.; <object src="URL"> <param name="type" value="text/html"> </param> </object>
value: value attribute specifies the value of the parameter for the object element.; <object src="URL"> <param name="type" value="text/html"> </param> </object>