The <source> tag in HTML is used inside <audio> and <video> elements to specify multiple media files. This helps provide different formats so that the browser can choose the one it supports.
It is always used inside <audio> or <video> elements.
Allows you to provide multiple file formats (e.g., MP4, WebM, Ogg for videos; MP3, OGG, WAV for audio).
Browsers will pick the first format they support and ignore the rest.
It uses the src attribute to specify the file and the type attribute to indicate the media type (like or ).
In short: The <source> tag is used to provide different versions of the same media file, ensuring better browser compatibility.
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