HTML · Links and media

video

Embeds a video player with native controls, captions and multiple sources.

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Syntax

<video controls>…</video>

Example

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<video controls width="240" poster="https://picsum.photos/240/135">
  <source src="movie.mp4" type="video/mp4">
  <track kind="captions" src="captions.vtt" srclang="en" label="English">
</video>

Notes

Native controls are keyboard accessible. Always provide captions for spoken content.

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