HTML video Tag

HTML <video> Tag: The HTML<video> tag defines a video, movie clip or any other video streams. But after the release of HTML 5, adding a video to a webpage is as easy as adding an image. The HTML5 “video” element specifies a standard way to embed a video in a web page.

HTML <video> Tag

This HTML video tag supports both the global and the event attributes.

Syntax: <video>Text</video>

Attributes

  • Autoplay: It tells the browser to immediately start downloading the video and play it as soon as it can.
  • Preload: It intends to provide a hint to the browser about what the author thinks will lead to the best user experience.
  • Loop: It tells the browser to automatically loop the video.
  • height & width: It sets the width and height of the video in CSS pixels.
  • Controls: It shows the default video controls like play, pause, volume, etc.
  • Muted: It mutes the audio from the video.
  • Poster: It loads an image to preview before the loading of the video.

Browser compatibility

The HTML<video> tag is supported by different types of browsers.

  • Chrome
  • Firefox
  • Opera
  • Safari
  • Internet Explorer

Attributes that are supported by the <video> tag

Attribute Value Description
autoplay autoplay Specifies that the video will start playing as soon as it is ready
controls controls Specifies that video controls should be displayed (such as a play/pause button etc).
height pixels Sets the height of the video player
loop loop Specifies that the video will start over again, every time it is finished
muted muted Specifies that the audio output of the video should be muted