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HTML video Tag

Example

Play a video:
<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>
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Definition and Usage

The <video> tag specifies video, such as a movie clip or other video streams.
Currently, there are 3 supported video formats for the <video> element: MP4, WebM, and Ogg:
BrowserMP4WebMOgg
Internet ExplorerYESNONO
ChromeYESYESYES
FirefoxYES
from Firefox 21
from Firefox 30 for Linux
YESYES
SafariYESNONO
OperaYES
From Opera 25
YESYES
  • MP4 = MPEG 4 files with H264 video codec and AAC audio codec
  • WebM = WebM files with VP8 video codec and Vorbis audio codec
  • Ogg = Ogg files with Theora video codec and Vorbis audio codec

MIME Types for Video Formats

FormatMIME-type
MP4video/mp4
WebMvideo/webm
Oggvideo/ogg


Browser Support

The numbers in the table specify the first browser version that fully supports the element.
Element
<video>4.09.03.54.010.5

Differences Between HTML 4.01 and HTML5

The <video> tag is new in HTML5.

Tips and Notes

Tip: Any text between the <video> and </video> tags will be displayed in browsers that do not support the <video> element.

Optional Attributes

AttributeValueDescription
autoplayautoplaySpecifies that the video will start playing as soon as it is ready
controlscontrolsSpecifies that video controls should be displayed (such as a play/pause button etc).
heightpixelsSets the height of the video player
looploopSpecifies that the video will start over again, every time it is finished
mutedmutedSpecifies that the audio output of the video should be muted
posterURLSpecifies an image to be shown while the video is downloading, or until the user hits the play button
preloadauto
metadata
none
Specifies if and how the author thinks the video should be loaded when the page loads
srcURLSpecifies the URL of the video file
widthpixelsSets the width of the video player

Global Attributes

The <video> tag also supports the Global Attributes in HTML.

Event Attributes

The <video> tag also supports the Event Attributes in HTML.

Related Pages

HTML DOM reference: HTML Audio/Video DOM Reference

Default CSS Settings

None.

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