`<param>` HTML object parameter element

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

[!NOTE] Use the <object> element with a data attribute to set the URL of an external resource.

Attributes

This element includes the global attributes.

• name Deprecated
  • : Name of the parameter.
• value Deprecated
  • : Specifies the value of the parameter.
• type Deprecated
  • : Only used if the valuetype is set to ref. Specifies the MIME type of values found at the URI specified by value.
• valuetype Deprecated
  • : 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

Content categories	None.
Permitted content	None; it is a [void element](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Glossary/void%20element).
Tag omission	Must have a start tag and must not have an end tag.
Permitted parents	An [`
Implicit ARIA role	No corresponding role
Permitted ARIA roles	No role permitted
DOM interface	[`HTMLParamElement`](/firefox/mdn/api/htmlparamelement/)

Specifications

Browser compatibility

See also

• <object>