Hasn't the <embed> tag been around for a while?

Question

According to W3Schools and Pluralsight\'s HTML5 course, the tag is \"new\" to HTML5. But I\'ve been using it since...forever, and it works in any

Answer 1

embed wasn't part of W3C standards but was useful enough for browsers to support it. HTML5 takes a pragmatic approach to what is, so it's here.