Embedding Video and Audio in HTML
In HTML, you can embed multimedia using the <video> and <audio> elements. These allow you to play video and audio directly in the browser without external plugins.
The
<video>tag is used for embedding video files.Supports attributes like
controls,autoplay,loop,muted, andposter.Formats commonly supported: MP4, WebM, and Ogg.
You can provide multiple formats using
<source>for better browser compatibility.
The
<audio>tag is used for embedding audio files.Supports attributes like
controls,autoplay,loop, andmuted.Formats commonly supported: MP3, OGG, and WAV.
You can provide multiple formats using
<source>just like with<video>.
In short: Use <video> to embed videos and <audio> to embed sounds or music directly in your web pages.