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A new element in HTML5 is the video element. The video element can be used to display a video in the browser, and it is intended to replace the object element.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Example Usage of the HTML5 Video Element<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The following example code can be used to play a video on your webpage using the HTML5 video element:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<video src=<\/strong>'https:\/\/domain.com\/video.mp4' controls<\/strong>>\nYour browser does not support the HTML5 Video Element.\n<\/video><\/code>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more information on getting the HTML5 video to work in all browsers, please see the previous tutorial on Using HTML5 to add videos<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Optional HTML5 Video Attributes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Attribute<\/th>Description and Example Usage<\/th><\/tr>
autoplay<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t

Determines if the video will play automatically<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<video src='https:\/\/domain.com\/video.mp4' controls autoplay<\/strong>><\/code>\n\t\t\t<\/td><\/tr>

controls<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t

Determines if controls should be displayed (such as play\/pause and volume)<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<video src='https:\/\/domain.com\/video.mp4' controls<\/strong>><\/code>\n\t\t\t<\/td><\/tr>

width \/ height<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t

Sets the width and height of the element<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<video src='https:\/\/domain.com\/video.mp4' controls width='320' height='240'<\/strong>><\/code>\n\t\t\t<\/td><\/tr>

loop<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t

Determines if the video should loop automatically when it is finished playing<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<video src='https:\/\/domain.com\/video.mp4' controls loop<\/strong>><\/code>\n\t\t\t<\/td><\/tr>

mute<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t

Determines if the video’s sound should be muted by default<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<video src='https:\/\/domain.com\/video.mp4' controls muted<\/strong>><\/code>\n\t\t\t<\/td><\/tr>

poster<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t

Allows you to set an image to load. This will show while the video is downloading and before the user presses play.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<video src='https:\/\/domain.com\/video.mp4' controls poster='\/url\/to\/image.gif'<\/strong>><\/code>\n\t\t\t<\/td><\/tr>

preload<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t

Specifies if the video should begin to download automatically when the page is loaded<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<video src='https:\/\/domain.com\/video.mp4' controls preload=\"none\"<\/strong>><\/code>\n\t\t\t<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A new element in HTML5 is the video element. The video element can be used to display a video in the browser, and it is intended to replace the object element. Example Usage of the HTML5 Video Element The following example code can be used to play a video on your webpage using the HTML5 Read More ><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4288],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-373","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-website"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nHTML5 Video Player Elements | InMotion Hosting<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"In this tutorial, we'll show you how you can use the HTML5 video element to play a video on your webpage. 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