HTML Video Tag

By Xah Lee. Date: . Last updated: .

Here is a video tag:

<video src="../kbd/i2/huawei_laptop_camera_key.mp4" controls></video>

browser shows:

Specifying Multiple Video Formats

If you have multiple video formats, you can use the “source” tag. Browser will pick the one it understands or most suitable. Example:

<video controls>
  <source src="mymovie.ogg" type="video/ogg">
  <source src="mymovie.mp4" type="video/mp4">
  Your browser does not support the video element.
</video>

Video Tag Attributes

Optional attributes.

preload
none, metadata, auto
controls
Show control panel. • Does not take any value
autoplay
Start to play automatically. • Does not take any value
loop
Loop playback. • Does not take any value
width
value is integer, in pixels
height
value is integer, in pixels
poster
example: … poster="image.jpg"

Video Formats Browser Support

video format support 2020-04-30
format/browserChromeSafariFirefoxEdge
.mp4yesyesyesyes
.webmyesnoyesyes
.mkvyesnonoyes

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