HTML · Image and media attributes

poster

The image shown before a video starts playing.

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Syntax

poster="/cover.jpg"

Example

Try it

<video controls poster="https://picsum.photos/200/110" width="200"><source src="lesson.mp4" type="video/mp4"></video>

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