HTML <video> Tag Tutorial

The <video> tag in HTML is used to embed a video into a web page. This tag allows you to define a video player on your website, and specify the video file to be played. The <video> tag also supports various attributes to customize the appearance and behavior of the video player.

How to Use the <video> Tag

To use the <video> tag, you need to specify the URL of the video file that you want to embed. Here's an example of how to embed a video file named "example.mp4":

<video src="example.mp4" controls>
  Your browser does not support the video tag.
</video>

In this example, the src attribute specifies the URL of the video file, and the controls attribute adds a set of playback controls to the video player.

Main Attributes of the <video> Tag

Attribute	Description
src	Specifies the URL of the video file to be played.
controls	Adds a set of playback controls to the video player.
autoplay	Specifies that the video should start playing automatically when the page loads.
loop	Specifies that the video should start over again when it reaches the end.
poster	Specifies an image to be shown while the video is downloading, or until the user hits the play button.

These are just a few of the attributes that can be used with the <video> tag. For a complete list of attributes and their descriptions, you can refer to the W3Schools website.

Now that you have learned how to use the <video> tag and its main attributes, you can start embedding videos into your web pages and customize the video player to suit your needs.