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 is used to embed video content in a document, such as a movie clip or other video streams.
The <video> tag contains one or more <source> tags with different video sources. The browser will choose the first source it supports.
The text between the <video> and </video> tags will only be displayed in browsers that do not support the <video> element.
There are three supported video formats in HTML: MP4, WebM, and OGG.
| Browser | MP4 | WebM | Ogg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edge | YES | YES | YES |
| Chrome | YES | YES | YES |
| Firefox | YES | YES | YES |
| Safari | YES | YES | NO |
| Opera | YES | YES | YES |
Tips and Notes
Tip: For audio files, look at the <audio> tag.
Browser Support
The numbers in the table specify the first browser version that fully supports the element.
| Element | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <video> | 4.0 | 9.0 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 11.5 |
Optional Attributes
| Attribute | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| autoplay | autoplay | Specify that the video will start playing as soon as it is ready |
| controls | controls | Specify that video controls should be displayed (such as a play/pause button etc). |
| height | pixels | Sets the height of the video player |
| loop | loop | Specify that the video will start over again, every time it is finished |
| muted | muted | Specify that the audio output of the video should be muted |
| poster | URL | Specify an image to be shown while the video is downloading, or until the user hits the play button |
| preload | auto metadata none |
Specifies if and how the author thinks the video should be loaded when the page loads |
| src | URL | Specify the URL of the video file |
| width | pixels | Set 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.
