<embed/> Tag Syntax

Rules for coding HTML embed/ elements
<embed .../>

<embed/> Content Model

Contents of the embed element

Content: Empty. All properties are coded using attributes.

Since the <embed/> tag is a void element, it is not allowed to have any content, even HTML comments and therefore should always be coded as a self-closing standalone tag, ending with the delimiter string /> rather than just > (<embed .../>).