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The HTML <video> element is used to show a video on a web page
To show a video in HTML, use the <video>
element:
<video width="320" height="240" controls>
<source src="movie.mp4" type="video/mp4">
<source src="movie.ogg" type="video/ogg">
Your browser does not support the video tag.
</video>
The controls
attribute adds video controls, like play, pause, and volume.
It is a good idea to always include width
and height
attributes. If height and width are not set, the page
might flicker while the video loads.
The <source>
element allows you to specify alternative video
files which the browser may choose from. The browser will use the first recognized format.
The text between the <video>
and </video>
tags will only be displayed
in browsers that do not
support the <video>
element.
To start a video automatically, use the autoplay
attribute:
<video width="320" height="240" autoplay>
<source src="movie.mp4" type="video/mp4">
<source src="movie.ogg" type="video/ogg">
Your browser does not support the video tag.
</video>
Note: Chromium browsers do not allow autoplay in most cases. However, muted autoplay is always allowed.
Add muted
after
autoplay
to let your video start playing automatically (but muted):
<video width="320" height="240" autoplay muted>
<source src="movie.mp4" type="video/mp4">
<source src="movie.ogg" type="video/ogg">
Your browser does not support the video tag.
</video>
The numbers in the table specify the first browser version that fully supports the
<video>
element.
Element | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
<video> | 4.0 | 9.0 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 10.5 |
There are three supported video formats: MP4, WebM, and Ogg. The browser support for the different formats is:
Browser | MP4 | WebM | Ogg |
---|---|---|---|
Edge | YES | YES | YES |
Chrome | YES | YES | YES |
Firefox | YES | YES | YES |
Safari | YES | YES | NO |
Opera | YES | YES | YES |
File Format | Media Type |
---|---|
MP4 | video/mp4 |
WebM | video/webm |
Ogg | video/ogg |
The HTML DOM defines methods, properties, and events for the <video>
element.
This allows you to load, play, and pause videos, as well as setting duration and volume.
There are also DOM events that can notify you when a video begins to play, is paused, etc.
Video courtesy of Big Buck Bunny.
For a full DOM reference, go to our HTML Audio/Video DOM Reference.