<applet>

inserts a Java applet in the document

Deprecated

Example

<applet code="Sketch.class" width="400" height="400">
  Java sketchpad applet.
</applet>

Description

<applet> is unsupported in HTML5. Use <object> instead.

The <applet> tag was used to embed an applet (usually written in Java) into a document.

Attributes Table

Attribute Description Values
Element Attributes
align how to align the enclosed content
  • baseline
  • bottom
  • left
  • middle
  • right
  • top
alt alternate text for applet
    archive list of archives containing class files to preload
      code URL of applet's class file
        codebase base URL for class files
          height height of applet
            hspace pixels of horizontal space around applet
              name name for applet
                object filename of serialized representation of applet
                  vspace pixels of vertical space around applet
                    width width of applet
                      Standard Attributes
                      accesskey defines a key used to focus the element
                      class class of this element
                      contenteditable whether element is user editable
                      contextmenu specifies a menu that corresponds to this element
                      dir text direction
                      draggable whether element is draggable
                      hidden whether element should be displayed
                      id unique identifier for this element
                      itemprop defines a microdata property of the element in the item.
                      itemscope creates a microdata group for the element
                      lang language used within element
                      spellcheck whether spellchecking is enabled for this element
                      style CSS styling rules
                      subject associates a microdata property with a non-parent item
                      tabindex defines tab key navigation ordering for the element
                      title title of this element
                      translate whether translation tools should translate the element's content
                      xml:lang language used within element

                      DOM Reference

                      Handler Description
                      Event Handlers
                      onchange run when an element changes
                      onclick run when element is clicked
                      oncontextmenu run when contextual menu is triggered
                      ondblclick run when element is double-clicked
                      ondrag run when element is dragged
                      ondragend run at end of a drag operation
                      ondragenter run when element has been dragged to a valid drop target
                      ondragleave run when element leaves a valid drop target
                      ondragover run while element is over a valid drop target
                      ondragstart run at start of drag operation
                      ondrop run when dragged element is dropped
                      onfocus run when element receives focus
                      onformchange run when form changes
                      onforminput run when form gets input
                      oninput run when element gets user input
                      oninvalid run when element is invalid
                      onkeydown run when a key gets pressed
                      onkeypress run when a key gets pressed then released
                      onkeyup run when a pressed key is released
                      onmousedown run when mouse button gets pressed
                      onmousemove run when the mouse pointer moves
                      onmouseout run when the mouse pointer leaves the element
                      onmouseover run when the mouse pointer enters the element
                      onmouseup run when a pressed mouse button is released
                      onmousewheel run when the mouse wheel is used
                      onreset run when a form reset is performed
                      onscroll run when element is being scrolled
                      onselect run when element is selected
                      onsubmit run when form is submitted
                      Media Event Handlers
                      onabort run when media resource loading is aborted
                      oncanplay run when media can start to play
                      oncanplaythrough run when media can be played completely to its end
                      ondurationchange run when duration of media has changed
                      onemptied run when a media resource becomes empty
                      onended run when media playback reaches end
                      onerror run when an error occurs during element loading
                      onloadeddata run when media resource is loaded
                      onloadedmetadata run when media metadata is loaded
                      onloadstart run when media resource has started to load
                      onpause run when media resource is paused
                      onplay run when media resource will start playing
                      onplaying run when media resource is playing
                      onprogress run when browser has received additional media resource data
                      onratechange run when media resource playback rate changes
                      onreadystatechange run when media resource ready state changes
                      onseeked run after media resource seeking operation has been performed
                      onseeking run during media resource seeking operation
                      onstalled run when media resource loading has stalled
                      onsuspend run when browser stops fetching media resource before finished
                      ontimeupdate run when media resource playback position changes
                      onvolumechange run when media resource volume is changed or muted
                      onwaiting run when media resource has stopped playing but expects to resume