HTML <param>

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Published Mar 24, 2022Updated Jul 1, 2022
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The <param> element is used within an <object> element to pass parameters to the resource it is displaying.

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Syntax

<param name="parameter name" value="parameter value" />

The <param> element uses two attributes:

  • A name for the parameter.
  • A value to specify the named parameter’s value.

Example

This example will play the “sound.wav” file as soon as the browser finishes loading the page:

<object type="audio/x-wav" data="sound.wav">
  <param name="autoplay" value="true" />
</object>

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