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VIDEO TAG IN HTML

   

The HTML <video> element is used to embed video content in a web page. It allows you to play videos on your website and provides various attributes to control the playback behavior. Here's an example of how to use the <video> tag

<video src="video.mp4" width="640" height="480" controls>

  Your browser does not support the video tag.

</video>

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The HTML <video> element is used to embed video content in a web page. It allows you to play videos on your website and provides various attributes to control the playback behavior. Here's an example of how to use the <video> tag:

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<video src="video.mp4" width="640" height="480" controls>

  Your browser does not support the video tag.

</video>

Let's break down the example:

The src attribute specifies the URL or relative path to the video file (video.mp4 in this case).

The width and height attributes define the dimensions of the video player on the web page.

The controls attribute adds playback controls (play/pause, volume, etc.) to the video player.

The text "Your browser does not support the video tag" is displayed if the browser doesn't support the <video> element.

You can also specify additional attributes to control the video playback further. Here are some commonly used attributes:

autoplay: Starts playing the video automatically when the page loads.

loop: Causes the video to replay automatically when it reaches the end.

muted: Sets the initial state of the video's audio to muted.

poster: Specifies an image to be displayed before the video is played.

<video src="video.mp4" width="640" height="480" autoplay loop muted poster="thumbnail.jpg">

  Your browser does not support the video tag.

</video>

You can also add multiple <source> elements within the <video> tag to provide alternative video formats or sources for compatibility with different browsers:

<video width="640" height="480" controls>

  <source src="video.mp4" type="video/mp4">

  <source src="video.webm" type="video/webm">

  Your browser does not support the video tag.

</video>

In the above example, the browser will try to play the video.mp4 file first and, if unsupported, fallback to the video.webm file.

Subtitles and Captions: You can add subtitles or captions to your video by using the <track> element inside the <video> tag. Here's an example:

<video controls>

  <source src="video.mp4" type="video/mp4">

  <track src="subtitles.vtt" kind="subtitles" srclang="en" label="English">

  Your browser does not support the video tag.

</video>