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Usage

The param element defines a parameter in an embedded object.

Attributes

• name
• type
• value
• valuetype
• common attributes

Browser compatibility

Compatibility table legend

| Test | IE8 | IE7 | IE6 | FF3 | FF2 | Saf3 | Op9 | Chrome | |:---------|:--------|:--------|:--------|:--------|:--------|:---------|:--------|:-----------| | appears in DOM | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | N | | appears in DOM | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | N | | applies style | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | | appears in DOM as child of object | N | N | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | | applies style as child of object | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | Y |

Further reading

• The param element in HTML 5
• The param element in HTML 4
• The param element on MSDN
• The history of the param element on blooberry.com