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HTML <applet> Applet Tag Reference

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The applet HTML tag means Applet, and it defines an applet embedded in a webpage.

It was deprecated in HTML 4.01 so you should never use it.

The <applet> HTML/xHTML tag

<applet> is used to embed an applet in a web page.

When to use the <applet> tag (semantic use)

<applet> was deprecated in HTML 4.01, and is not supported in XHTML 1.0 Strict, so you should never use it!

Example of <applet> tag use

No examples are given because you shouldn't be using this tag.

Alternatives to the <applet> tag

You may also consider using:

<object>
Use the <object> tag to embed objects in a page.

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