HTML param tag

Example

Set the "autoplay" parameter to "true", so the sound will start playing as soon as the page loads:

<object data="love.mp4">
<param name="autoplay" value="true">
</object>

Definition and Usage

The <param> tag is used to define parameters for an <object> element.

Browser Support

The <param> tag is supported in all major browsers. However, the file format defined in <object> may not be supported in all browsers.

Element
<param>	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

Attributes

Attribute	Value	Description
name	name	Specifies the name of a parameter
value	value	Specifies the value of the parameter

Global Attributes

The <param> tag also supports the Global Attributes in HTML.

Event Attributes

The <param> tag also supports the Event Attributes in HTML.

Default CSS Settings

Most browsers will display the <param> element with the following default values:

param {
display: none;
}