How to Embed Skype Within HTML

Many Skype lovers use their accounts in lieu of a traditional phone. If you want to advertise your Skype contact info on your website in an eye-catching way, you may have wondered if Skype can be embedded directly into the site itself. While you cannot embed a Skype client, what you can embed is a Skype button. Anyone who has Skype on her own computer can click on an embedded Skype button to instantly begin a call.

Instructions

1. Visit Skype's "Get A Skype Button" page. Type your Skype user name into the designated text field.

2. Select the Skype button that best fits with your website's overall design. There are six different styles of Skype buttons available.

3. Highlight and copy all the code within the "Copy & Paste This Code" field. By default, this field will have the "Web HTML" option selected. Make sure not to leave any characters out when highlighting the code.

4. Open your HTML sheet or HTML-enabled blog editor. Paste the Skype button code into your desired location within the body of the sheet. Save your changes and load your website in a separate browser tab to get a look at your new button.

Tips & Warnings

• Before you embed any sort of code into existing HTML, it is wise to copy-and-paste your HTML into a text editor, such as Notepad. This way, if something goes wrong, you can easily swap the code back to its original configuration.

References

• Skype: Get a Skype Button