<object>Baseline · Widely available
The <object> 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 Jul 29, 2015. Widely available since Jan 29, 2018.
Browser support
DesktopChrome
1+Supportedsince Dec 11, 2008
Current: 155Edge
12+Supportedsince Jul 29, 2015
Current: 154Firefox
1+Supportedsince Nov 9, 2004
Current: 157Safari
1–2Not supported
3+Supportedsince Oct 26, 2007
Current: 27MobileChrome Android
18+Supportedsince Jun 27, 2012
Current: 155Firefox Android
4+Supportedsince Mar 29, 2011
Current: 157Safari iOS
1–1Not supported
2+Supportedsince Jul 11, 2008
Current: 27How to use
This feature is Baseline widely available — use it freely, no fallback needed.
Example
Full syntax and examples are on MDN: HTMLObjectElement.
Feature detection
JS · check before using
const el = document.createElement("object");
if (!(el instanceof HTMLUnknownElement)) {
// <object> is supported
}Sub-features
Support for each part of the feature (17). The overall table above shows when the whole feature works.
| Sub-feature | Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Safari | Chrome Android | Firefox Android | Safari iOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HTMLObjectElement | 1 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 4 | 1 |
| HTMLObjectElement.contentDocument | 1 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 4 | 1 |
| HTMLObjectElement.contentWindow | 53 | 17 | 22 | 13 | 53 | 22 | 13 |
| HTMLObjectElement.data | 1 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 4 | 1 |
| HTMLObjectElement.form | 1 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 4 | 1 |
| HTMLObjectElement.getSVGDocument | 1 | 12 | 3.5 | 3 | 18 | 4 | 1 |
| HTMLObjectElement.height | 1 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 4 | 1 |
| HTMLObjectElement.name | 1 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 4 | 1 |
| HTMLObjectElement.type | 1 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 4 | 1 |
| HTMLObjectElement.width | 1 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 4 | 1 |
| object | 1 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 4 | 2 |
| object.data | 1 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 4 | 2 |
| object.form | 1 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 4 | 2 |
| object.height | 1 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 4 | 2 |
| object.name | 1 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 4 | 2 |
| object.type | 1 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 4 | 2 |
| object.width | 1 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 4 | 2 |