How to Embed Video with Valid HTML 2

By Xah Lee. Date: . Last updated: .

This page shows you how to embed a video with valid HTML.

For examples of YouTube, Dailymotion, and discussion, see How to Embed Video with Valid HTML .

tudou.com (土豆网) Example

Incorrect

<embed src="http://www.tudou.com/v/9OoINUl31dQ/v.swf"
 type="application/x-shockwave-flash"
 allowscriptaccess="always"
 allowfullscreen="true"
 wmode="opaque"
 width="480"
 height="400"></embed>

Correct

<object
 type="application/x-shockwave-flash"
 data="http://www.tudou.com/v/9OoINUl31dQ/v.swf"
 width="480"
 height="400">
 <param name="movie" value="http://www.tudou.com/v/9OoINUl31dQ/v.swf">
</object>

Redtube Example

Suppose you want to embed the video http://www.redtube.com/7291 of a porn website. If you click on their widget, it gives you this markup:

Incorrect

<object height="315" width="434">
<param name="movie" value="http://embed.redtube.com/player/">
<param name="FlashVars" value="id=7291&style=redtube">
<embed src="http://embed.redtube.com/player/?id=7291&style=redtube"
pluginspage="http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/download.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash"
type="application/x-shockwave-flash"
height="315" width="434">
</object>

The above is not valid. The following is a valid equivalent:

Correct

<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash"
data="http://embed.redtube.com/player/?id=7291&amp;style=redtube" width="434" height="315">
<param name="FlashVars" value="id=7291&amp;style=redtube">
<param name="movie" value="http://embed.redtube.com/player/?id=7291&amp;style=redtube">
</object>

In this case, we used 2 “param” tags. The one with the “FlashVars” is necessary, else redtube won't load the video. The one with the “movie” is again just for IE.