HTML <source> tag
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HTML <source> tag
The <source> tag specifies multiple media resources for the <audio>, the <video> element, or the <picture> element.
Note: The <source> tag is an empty element, It has no end tag.
It is commonly used to serve the same media content in multiple formats supported by different browsers.
Example
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<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<video style="width:100%;height:330px" controls>
<source src="/hawk.mp4" type="video/mp4">
</video>
</body>
</html>
Attributes
The following are the attributes of <source> tag. Also try Global attributes.
| Attribute | Value | Explanation |
|---|---|---|
| src | URL | Specifies the URL of the media file. Mandatory with <audio> and <video>. |
| srcset | URL | Specifies the URL of the image which is to be displayed at a particular media screen. |
| media | media_query | Specifies the size of the screen. |
| sizes | px | Specifies the final rendered width of the image represented by the source. |
| type | MIME_type | Specifies the MIME-type of the resource. |
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