Web/HTML/Element/param

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

Content categories	None.
Permitted content	None, it is an empty element.
Tag omission	As it is a void element, the start tag must be present and the end tag must not be present.
Permitted parents	An <object> before any flow content.
Implicit ARIA role	No corresponding role
Permitted ARIA roles	No role permitted
DOM interface	HTMLParamElement

Attributes

This element includes the global attributes.

name

Name of the parameter.

value

Specifies the value of the parameter.

Deprecated attributes

type '

Only used if the valuetype is set to ref. Specifies the MIME type of values found at the URI specified by value.

valuetype '

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.

Examples

Please see the <object> page for examples on <param>.

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
HTML Living StandardThe definition of '<param>' in that specification.	Living Standard
HTML5The definition of '<param>' in that specification.	Recommendation
HTML 4.01 SpecificationThe definition of '<param>' in that specification.	Recommendation

Browser compatibility

The compatibility table in this page is generated from structured data. If you'd like to contribute to the data, please check out https://github.com/mdn/browser-compat-data and send us a pull request.

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	Desktop						Mobile
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari	Android webview	Chrome for Android	Firefox for Android	Opera for Android	Safari on iOS	Samsung Internet
param	Chrome Full support 1	Edge Full support 12	Firefox Full support 1	IE Full support Yes	Opera Full support Yes	Safari Full support Yes	WebView Android Full support Yes	Chrome Android Full support Yes	Firefox Android Full support 4	Opera Android Full support Yes	Safari iOS Full support Yes	Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes
name	Chrome Full support 1	Edge Full support 12	Firefox Full support 1	IE Full support Yes	Opera Full support Yes	Safari Full support Yes	WebView Android Full support Yes	Chrome Android Full support Yes	Firefox Android Full support 4	Opera Android Full support Yes	Safari iOS Full support Yes	Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes
type Deprecated'	Chrome Full support 1	Edge Full support 12	Firefox Full support 1	IE Full support Yes	Opera Full support Yes	Safari Full support Yes	WebView Android Full support Yes	Chrome Android Full support Yes	Firefox Android Full support 4	Opera Android Full support Yes	Safari iOS Full support Yes	Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes
value	Chrome Full support 1	Edge Full support 12	Firefox Full support 1	IE Full support Yes	Opera Full support Yes	Safari Full support Yes	WebView Android Full support Yes	Chrome Android Full support Yes	Firefox Android Full support 4	Opera Android Full support Yes	Safari iOS Full support Yes	Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes
valuetype Deprecated'	Chrome Full support 1	Edge Full support 12	Firefox Full support 1	IE Full support Yes	Opera Full support Yes	Safari Full support Yes	WebView Android Full support Yes	Chrome Android Full support Yes	Firefox Android Full support 4	Opera Android Full support Yes	Safari iOS Full support Yes	Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes

Legend

Full support  

Full support

Deprecated. Not for use in new websites.'

Deprecated. Not for use in new websites.

See also

• <object>

<param>: The Object Parameter element by Mozilla Contributors is licensed under CC-BY-SA 2.5.