<param>: The Object Parameter element

Deprecated: This feature is no longer recommended. Though some browsers might still support it, it may have already been removed from the relevant web standards, may be in the process of being dropped, or may only be kept for compatibility purposes. Avoid using it, and update existing code if possible; see thecompatibility table at the bottom of this page to guide your decision. Be aware that this feature may cease to work at any time.

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

Note:Use the<object> element with adata attribute to set the URL of an external resource.

Attributes

This element includes theglobal attributes.

nameDeprecated

Name of the parameter.

valueDeprecated

Specifies the value of the parameter.

typeDeprecated

Only used if thevaluetype is set toref. Specifies the MIME type of values found at the URI specified by value.

valuetypeDeprecated

Specifies the type of thevalue 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

Content categories	None.
Permitted content	None; it is avoid element.
Tag omission	Must have a start tag and must not have an end tag.
Permitted parents	An`<object>` before anyflow content.
Implicit ARIA role	No corresponding role
Permitted ARIA roles	No`role` permitted
DOM interface	`HTMLParamElement`