The HTML <object> Element (or HTML Embedded Object Element) represents an external resource, which can be treated as an image, a nested browsing context, or a resource to be handled by a plugin.

Content categories:
Flow content; phrasing content; embedded content, palpable content; if the element has a usemap attribute, interactive content; listed, submittable form-associated element.

Permitted content:
zero or more <param> elements, then Transparent content.

Tag omission:
None, both the starting and ending tag are mandatory.

Permitted parent elements:
Any element that accepts embedded content.

DOM interface:
HTMLObjectElement
