HTML5 <video> Tag

Example

A simple HTML5 video:

<video src="video.mp4" controls="controls">
your browser does not support the video tag
</video>

The <video> tag defines video, such as a movie clip or other video streams.

The <video> tag is new in HTML5.

Hint: Any text inside the between <video> and </video> will be displayed in browsers that does not support the video element.

Attribute	Value	Description
audio	muted	Specifies the default state of the the audio. Currently, only "muted" is allowed
autoplay	autoplay	If present, then the video will start playing as soon as it is ready
controls	controls	If present, controls will be displayed, such as a play button
height	pixels	Sets the height of the video player
loop	loop	If present, the video will start over again, every time it is finished
poster	url	Specifies the URL of an image representing the video
preload	preload	If present, the video will be loaded at page load, and ready to run. Ignored if "autoplay" is present
src	url	The URL of the video to play
width	pixels	Sets the width of the video player

The <video> tag also supports the Standard Attributes in HTML5.

The <video> tag also supports the Event Attributes in HTML5.