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Html 5 Video
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Tag Description

The video tag is used to define video, such as a movie clip or other video streams.

This tag has the form:

<video
  autoplay
  controls
  height="pixels"
  loop
  muted
  poster="url"
  preload="auto|metadata|none"
  src="url"
  width="pixels">
  fallback_content
</video>

Note: The optional fallback_content is rendered by browsers that do not support the video tag.

The MIME types for the HTML5 video formats are:

  • MP4 = video/mp4
  • WebM = video/webm
  • Ogg = video/ogg

HTML5 and HTML4.01 Differences

This tag is new for HTML5.

HTML5   = New for HTML5

Attributes

Attribute Value Description
autoplayHTML5 autoplay Specifies that the video will start playing as soon as it is ready
controlsHTML5 controls Specifies that controls will be displayed (such as a play button)
heightHTML5 pixels Specifies the height of the video player
loopHTML5 loop Specifies that the video will start over again, every time it is finished
mutedHTML5 muted Specifies that the audio output of the video should be muted
posterHTML5 URL Specifies an image to be shown while the video is downloading, or until the user hits the play button
preloadHTML5 auto
metadata
none 		Specifies that the video should be loaded when the page loads
srcHTML5 URL (required) Specifies the URL of the video to play

Possible values:
An absolute URL - points to another web site (like src="http://www.example.com/movie.ogg")
A relative URL - points to a file within a web site (like src="movie.ogg")
widthHTML5 pixels Specifies the width of the video player

Global Attributes

This tag also supports the HTML Global Attributes.

Event Attributes

This tag also supports the HTML Event Attributes.

Examples

The following example shows the basic use of this tag:

<video src="movie.ogg" controls="controls" width="260">
Video element not supported
</video>

This examples makes use of the <source> tag to provide the most flexibility for browser support::

<video controls="controls">
  <source src="movie.ogg" type="video/ogg" />
  <source src="movie.wav" type="video/mp4" />
Video element not supported
</video>

Browser Support

Codec Chrome Firefox IE Opera Safari
MP4 6 21 25
WebM 6
Ogg 6

Doctype Declaration Support

The following table lists the doctype declarations this element may appear in:

HTML4.01 / XHTML1.0 XHTML 1.1 HTML 5
Traditional Strict Frameset

Miscellaneous Information

Defined In: HTML5
Empty Tag: No
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