HTML - <video> Tag

Description

The HTML <video> tag is used to embed video into your web page, it has several video sources.

Example

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>

   <head>
      <title>HTML video Tag</title>
   </head>

   <body>
      <p>Run your first program using an Online Compiler (compileonline.com)</p>
      <br />
      
      <video width = "500" height = "300" controls>
         <source src = "/html/compileonline.mp4" type = "video/mp4">
         This browser doesn't support video tag.
      </video>
   </body>

</html>

This will produce the following result −

Global Attributes

This tag supports all the global attributes described in − HTML Attribute Reference

Specific Attributes

The HTML <video> tag also supports the following additional attributes −

Attribute	Value	Description
autoplay	autoplay	Specifies that the video will play automatically.
controls	controls	Specifies that the video controls gets displayed.
height	pixels	Specifies the height
loop	loop	Specifies that the video will start again every time after finish.
muted	muted	Specifies that the audio should be muted
poster	URL	Specifies the image to be shown while the video is downloading.
preload	auto metadata none	Specifies what author thinks will lead to user experience at its best.
src	URL	Specifies the URL
width	pixels	Specifies the width

Event Attributes

This tag supports all the event attributes described in − HTML Events Reference

Browser Support

Chrome	Firefox	IE	Opera	Safari	Mobile
Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

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