HTML applet Tag –

CPlus365 November 15, 2025

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HTML <applet> tag was used to embed the Java applet in an HTML document. This element has been deprecated in HTML 4.0 and instead of it we can use <object> and newly added element <embed>.

The use of Java applet is also deprecated, and most browsers do not support the use of plugins.

Note: The <applet> tag is deprecated in HTML4.0 and not supported in HTML5. So you can use <object> tag or <embed> tag instead of <applet>.

Syntax

<applet code=”URL” height=”200″ width=”100″>………….</applet><br />

Following are some specifications about <applet> tag

Display	Block
Start tag/End tag	Both Start tag and End tag
Usage	Embed Applets

Example

<!DOCTYPE html><br />
<html><br />
<head><br />
  <title>Applet Tag</title><br />
 </head><br />
 <body><br />
   <p>Example of Applet Tag</p><br />
    <applet code=”Shapes.class” align=”right” height=”200″ width=”300″><br />
     <b>Sorry! you need Java to see this</b><br />
     </applet><br />
  </body><br />
</html><br />

Attributes

Specific Attributes

Attribute name	Value	Description
code	URL	It specifies the URL of Java applet class file.
width	pixels	It specifies the display width of the applet panel.
height	pixels	It specifies the display height of applet panel
align	left right top middle bottom	It specifies the position of applet application relative to surrounding content.
alt	text	It is used to display alternative text in case browser does not support Java.
archive	URL	This specifies the archived or compressed version of an applet application.
object	name	It specifies the URL or reference to a serialized representation of an applet.
codebase	URL	It specifies the exact or relative URL of applets .class file specified in the code attribute.
hspace	pixels	It specifies the horizontal space around the applet.
vspace	pixels	It specifies the vertical space around the applet.
name	name	It specifies the name for the applet