The **`<embed>` element** is used to define a container for an object from an external source. This allows users to embed webpages, videos, audio, and images into their web pages. To include the tag in your webpage, you only need the opening tag (`<embed>`).
# Related tags
Different tags specific to the type to their type of media content can be used instead of the `<embed>` tag as well. Some of these are:


# Attributes
The `<embed>` tag supports #key# global attributes: attributes common to all HTML elements #key# (e.g. class, id, lang, title, etc.) It also supports #key# event attributes: attributes connected to action events #key# (e.g., user clicks a piece of text.)  <br>
# CSS styling 
CSS styling can be used to modify the appearance of the embedded object. Properties like `height`, `width`, etc. can be used.

# Code
The following code example shows how an image can be embedded into a webpage.

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What is the <embed> element in HTML?

The <embed> element embeds external content like webpages, videos, or images, with CSS styling and global/event attributes.

Tag	Object referenced
<img>	This tag is used to display a picture
<video>	This tag is used to embed a video
<audio>	This tag is used to embed an audio file
<iframe>	This tag is used to display an HTML page