HTML Tags - Video Tag

What is <video> tag ?

<video> tag is an inline element used to embed video content into a web page.

<video> tag is used to add any videos, for example music video or news video, to our web pages.

What are the supported formats for <video> tag ?

Only three certain formats are supported by HTML5 <video> tag, listed below

1. mp4

2. ogg

3. webM

Note : All three formats are not supported in all browsers.

Simple <video> tag

Example :

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
        <head>
                <title>Video Tag</title>
        </head>
        <body>
                <p>MP4 Format</p>
                <video width="300" height="200" autoplay>
                        <source src="example1.mp4" type="video/mp4">
                </video>
                <p>Ogg Format</p>
                <video width="300" height="200" autoplay>
                        <source src="example2.ogv" type="video/ogg">
                </video>
                <p>WebM Format</p>
                <video width="300" height="200" autoplay>
                        <source src="example3.webm" type="video/webm">
                </video>
        </body>
</html>

<video> – Defines the start and end of <video> and </video> tags.

width, height – Defines the width and height of the video section.

If not set the webpage will flicker while loading the video file.

source – Defines the source location of the video file.

type – Defines the supported format type of the video file.

Output :

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What are the attributes for <video> tag ?

Some of the attributes can be used with <video> tag listed below,

1. height and width

2. src

3. autoplay

4. controls

5. loop

6. muted

7. poster

8. preload

1. height and width

Defines the width and height of the video player.

Example :

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
        <head>
                <title>Video Tag</title>
        </head>
        <body>
                <p>MP4 Format</p>
                <video width="300" height="200">
                        <source src="example1.mp4" type="video/mp4">
                </video>
        </body>
</html>

Output :

2. src

Defines the source URL of the video.

Example :

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
        <head>
                <title>Video Tag</title>
        </head>
        <body>
                <p>MP4 Format</p>
                <video width="300" height="200">
                        <source src="example1.mp4" type="video/mp4">
                </video>
        </body>
</html>

Output :

3. autoplay

Defines the video will play immediately after it loads.

Example :

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
        <head>
                <title>Video Tag</title>
        </head>
        <body>
                <p>MP4 Format</p>
                <video width="300" height="200" autoplay>
                        <source src="example1.mp4" type="video/mp4">
                </video>
        </body>
</html>

Output :

4. controls

Defines the controls to display with the video player.

This is a Boolean value( New attribute in HTML5).

The video control should include:

1. Play

2. Pause

3. Volume

4. Full-screen Mode

5. Seeking

6. Captions/Subtitles(if available)

7. Track(if available)

Example :

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
        <head>
                <title>Video Tag</title>
        </head>
        <body>
                <p>MP4 Format</p>
                <video controls width="300" height="200">
                        <source src="example1.mp4" type="video/mp4">
                </video>
        </body>
</html>

Output :

5. loop

Defines the video should continuously repeat.

Example :

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
        <head>
                <title>Video Tag</title>
                <script>
                        var id = document.getElementById("egVideo");
                        function enableLoop() {
                                id.loop = true;
                                id.load();
                        }
                </script>
        </head>
        <body>
                <p>MP4 Format</p>
                <video controls id="egVideo" width="300" height="200">
                        <source src="example1.mp4" type="video/mp4">
                </video><br/>
                <button onclick="enableLoop()" type="button"><b>Enable loop</b></button>
        </body>
</html>

Output :

6. muted

Defines the audio output should be muted.

Example :

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
        <head>
                <title>Video Tag</title>
                <script>
                        var id = document.getElementById("egVideo");
                        function enableLoop() {
                                id.muted = true;
                        }
                </script>
        </head>
        <body>
                <p>MP4 Format</p>
                <video controls id="egVideo" width="300" height="200">
                        <source src="example1.mp4" type="video/mp4">
                </video><br/>
                <button onclick="enableLoop()" type="button"><b>Enable Muted</b></button>
        </body>
</html>

Output :

7. poster

Defines an image to be shown while the video is downloading, or first loads.

Example :

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
        <head>
                <title>Video Tag</title>
                <script>
                        var id = document.getElementById("egVideo");
                        function enableLoop() {
                                id.muted = true;
                        }
                </script>
        </head>
        <body>
                <p>MP4 Format</p>
                <video controls id="egVideo" width="300" height="200" poster="https://secureservercdn.net/192.169.221.188/s30.e0b.myftpupload.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/html5-title-cc-1.png">
                        <source src="example1.mp4" type="video/mp4">
                </video><br/>
        </body>
</html>

Output :

8. preload

Defines how and when the video should load.

Example :

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
        <head>
                <title>Video Tag</title>
                <script>
                        var id = document.getElementById("egVideo");
                        function enableLoop() {
                                id.muted = true;
                        }
                </script>
        </head>
        <body>
                <p>MP4 Format</p>
                <video controls id="egVideo" width="300" height="200" preload="auto">
                        <source src="example1.mp4" type="video/mp4">
                </video><br/>
        </body>
</html>

Output :

<video> Tag Attributes

HTML <video> tag support following specific attributes.

Sno	Attributes	Value	Description
1	autoplay	autoplay	Attached video will play automatically when it loads.
2	controls	controls	Specifies that controls should display with the audio player such as play, stop, pause button.
3	height	pixels	Specifies the height, to display the video.
4	loop	loop	Specifies that video will automatically start over again, when reaching the end of the video.
5	muted	muted	Specifies that the audio will be initially silenced, when the video is played.
6	poster	URL	Specifies the image to be shown while the video is downloading or until user start to play video.
7	preload	none auto metadata	Specifies how the author thinks the video file should be loaded as per best user experience.
8	src	URL	Specifies the URL of video file.
9	width	pixels	Specifies the width, to display the video.

Global Attributes

HTML <video> tag support following global attributes.

Sno	Attributes	Value	Description
1	id	unique_name	Declared unique id for an element.
2	class	class_name	Declared one or more classnames for an element.
3	style	styles	CSS inline styles specify an element.
4	title	title	Specify extra details of element contain, this will display as a “tooltip” for an elements.

Event Attributes

HTML <video> tag support following event attributes.

Sno	Attributes	Value	Description
1	onfocus	script	element gets focus on object when script tobe run.
2	onblur	script	element lose the focus on object when scrip tobe run.
3	onabort	script	element gets aborted on object when script tobe run.
4	onchange	script	element gets anytime change on object when script tobe run.
5	onbeforeunload	script	element gets unloaded on object when scrip tobe run.
6	onclick	script	clicked on object when script tobe run.
7	ondblclick	script	double click on object when script tobe run.
8	onkeydown	script	key is pressed when script tobe run.
9	onkeypress	script	key is pressed over element then released when script tobe run.
10	onkeyup	script	key is released over element when script tobe run.
11	onmousedown	script	mouse button was pressed over an element when script tobe run.
12	onmouseout	script	mouse pointer release over an element when script tobe run.
13	onmousemove	script	run mouse pointer moved when script tobe run.
14	onmouseover	script	run mouse pointer move over when script tobe run.
15	onmouseup	script	mouse button is released when script tobe run.
16	onreset	script	form has been reset when script tobe run.
17	onselect	script	Select some content when script tobe run.
18	onsubmit	script	form has been submitted when script tobe run.
19	onload	script	object has load when script tobe run.
20	onchange	script	allow to change the object when script tobe run.
21	onunload	script	unload to the browser window when script tobe run.
22	ondrag	script	element being dragged when script tobe run.
23	ondragend	script	element being stop dragged when script tobe run.
24	ondragenter	script	element being go target dragged when script tobe run.
25	ondragleave	script	element being leave to target dragged when script tobe run.
26	ondragover	script	element being over to target dragged when script tobe run.
27	ondragstart	script	element being start dragged when script tobe run.
28	ondrop	script	element being dropped when script tobe run.
29	onerror	script	element error occurs when script tobe run.
30	onmessage	script	element message display when script tobe run.
31	onerror	script	element error occurs when script tobe run.
32	onmousewheel	script	mouse wheel will be rotate when script tobe run.
33	onscroll	script	scrollbar is scroll when script tobe run.
34	onresize	script	element should be resize when script tobe run.
35	onselect	script	all element content selected when script tobe run.
36	onstorage	script	element should be store in target when script tobe run.

Browser Compatibility

Sno	Browser	Support
1	Chrome	Yes
2	Firefox	Yes
3	Edge	Yes
4	Opera	Yes
5	Safari	Yes
6	Internet Explorer	Yes