HTML <source> Tag

Description

The <source> HTML element is used to specify multiple media resources on media elements (such as <audio> and <video>).
This element allows you to specify alternative video and audio files which the browser may choose from based on its media type or codec support.

Properties

Permitted Parents: A media element—<audio> or <video>—and it must be placed before any flow content or <track> element. A <picture> element, and it must be placed before the <img> element
Content: None. It is an empty element.
Start/End Tags: Start tag: required, End tag: forbidden

Example

HTML

<video width="300" height="240" controls>

  <source src="audio/toy.mp4" type="video/mp4">

  <source src="audio/toy.ogv" type="video/ogg">

  Your browser does not support the video tag.

</video>

Result

Attributes

Attribute	Definition
src	Specifies the URL of the media file
media	Specifies the type of media resource
type	Specifies the MIME type of the media resource

Global Attributes

The <source> tag also supports the Global Attributes in HTML5

Event Attributes

The <source> tag also supports the Event Attributes in HTML5

Browser Support

Desktop

9	12	Yes	3.5	Yes	Yes

Tablets / Mobile

Yes	Yes	4	Yes	Yes	Yes

Last updated by CSSPortal on: 6th December 2019

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