An id on an <embed> tag assigns an identifier to the element.
The identifier must be unique across the page.
An id attribute on an <embed> element.
<embed id="embedded-bedroom"
src="/img/html/vangogh-bedroom.jpg"
alt="Van Gogh's Bedroom">
The id attribute assigns an identifier to the <embed> element.
The id allows JavaScript to easily access the <embed> element.
It is also used to point to a specific id selector in a style sheet.
Tip: id is a global attribute that can be applied to any HTML element.
<embed id="identifier" />
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| identifier | A unique alphanumeric string. The id value must begin with a letter ([article-Zarticle-z]) and may be followed by any number of letters, digits ([0-9]), hyphens (-), underscores (_), colons (:), and periods (.). |
An <embed> element with a unique id.
Clicking the button displays the title value of the element.
<embed id="myembed"
src="/img/html/vangogh-bedroom.jpg"
title="Van Gogh's Bedroom"><br/><br/>
<button onclick="show();">Show embed title</button>
<script>
let show = () => {
let element = document.getElementById("myembed");
alert("Title = " + element.title);
}
</script>
The id attribute assigns a unique identifier for the <embed> element.
Clicking the button calls JavaScript which locates the <embed> element using the id.
It extracts the element's title attribute value and then displays this in an alert box.
Here is when id support started for each browser:
 Chrome
|
1.0 | Sep 2008 |
 Firefox
|
1.0 | Sep 2002 |
 IE/Edge
|
1.0 | Aug 1995 |
 Opera
|
1.0 | Jan 2006 |
 Safari
|
1.0 | Jan 2003 |
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