Description

The <applet> tag embeds a Java applet (mini Java applications) on the page. An applet is a program written in the Java programming language that can be included in an HTML page, much in the same way an image is included in a page.

The following table summarizes the usages context and the version history of this tag.

Placement:Block
Content:Block, inline, and text; any <param> elements must come first
Start/ End Tag:Start tag: required, End tag: required
Version:HTML 2, 3.2, 4, 4.01 (transitional)

Warning: Do not use this tag since it is a non-standard tag and has been deprecated with all its attributes in HTML 4.01 and obsolete since HTML5. Use the more generic <object> element instead.

Syntax

The basic syntax of the <applet> tag is given with:

HTML/XHTML: <applet code="URL" width="length" height="length"> ... </applet>

The example below shows the <applet> tag in action.

<applet code="Animate.class" width="400" height="300">
    <param name="delay" value="30">
    <param name="time" value="120">
</applet>

Tag-Specific Attributes

The following table shows the attributes that are specific to the <applet> tag.

Browser Compatibility

Element
<applet>NoYesNoNoNo