<embed>Baseline · Widely available
The <embed> element represents an external resource such as a PDF or SVG document. It was historically used for plugins such as Shockwave Flash.
Supported in all major browsers for at least 30 months — safe to use without fallbacks. Baseline since Jan 15, 2020. Widely available since Jul 15, 2022.
Browser support
DesktopChrome
1+Supportedsince Dec 11, 2008
Current: 155Edge
12–18Not supported
79+Supportedsince Jan 15, 2020
Current: 154Firefox
1–1Not supported
1.5+Supportedsince Nov 29, 2005
Current: 157Safari
1–3.1Not supported
≤4+Supportedsince Jun 8, 2009
Current: 27MobileChrome Android
18+Supportedsince Jun 27, 2012
Current: 155Firefox Android
4+Supportedsince Mar 29, 2011
Current: 157Safari iOS
1–3Not supported
≤3.2+Supportedsince Apr 3, 2010
Current: 27How to use
This feature is Baseline widely available — use it freely, no fallback needed.
Example
Full syntax and examples are on MDN: HTMLEmbedElement.
Feature detection
JS · check before using
const el = document.createElement("embed");
if (!(el instanceof HTMLUnknownElement)) {
// <embed> is supported
}Sub-features
Support for each part of the feature (11). The overall table above shows when the whole feature works.
| Sub-feature | Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Safari | Chrome Android | Firefox Android | Safari iOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HTMLEmbedElement | 1 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 4 | 1 |
| HTMLEmbedElement.getSVGDocument | 1 | 12 | 1.5 | 3 | 18 | 4 | 1 |
| HTMLEmbedElement.height | 1 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 4 | 1 |
| HTMLEmbedElement.src | 1 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 4 | 1 |
| HTMLEmbedElement.type | 1 | 79 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 4 | 1 |
| HTMLEmbedElement.width | 1 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 4 | 1 |
| embed | 1 | 12 | 1 | ≤4 | 18 | 4 | ≤3.2 |
| embed.height | 1 | 12 | 1 | ≤4 | 18 | 4 | ≤3.2 |
| embed.src | 1 | 12 | 1 | ≤4 | 18 | 4 | ≤3.2 |
| embed.type | 1 | 79 | 1 | ≤4 | 18 | 4 | ≤3.2 |
| embed.width | 1 | 12 | 1 | ≤4 | 18 | 4 | ≤3.2 |