HTML embed element

The <embed> HTML element embeds external content at the specified point in the document. This content is handled by the browser or an external application.

Modern browsers no longer support browser plug-ins such as Flash, but <embed> can still display content handled by the browser itself, such as PDFs in a built-in PDF viewer.

For PDF previews, consider <object> or <iframe>. Unlike <object>, <embed> cannot contain fallback content. Unlike <iframe>, it has no attributes that control loading.

You can use the object-position property to adjust the positioning of the embedded object within the element’s frame.

Note: The object-fit property has no effect on <embed> elements.