embed

I. Description

The HTML embed element is used to insert external content into a web page. The external content may be a video, or an image, or a webpage.

While the embed element may be used to insert external content into a webpage there are other elements which are more suitable for the task.

  1. If you are trying to embed an image, it is generally better to use the use the img element.
  2. If you are trying to embed a video, it is generally better to use the use the video element.
  3. If you are trying to embed an audio file, it is generally better to use the use the audio element.
  4. If you are trying to embed an html document, it is generally better to use the use the iframe element.

II. Examples

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
    <head>
        <title>embed Example Page</title>
    </head>
    <body>
        <h1>External HTML Document</h1>
        <embed type="text/html" src="https://www.rowlandindustries.com/example_html_document.html" width="400" height="800">
    </body>
</html>