The <video> element specifies video, such as a movie clip or other video streams. Currently, there are 3 supported video formats for the <video> element: MP4, WebM, and Ogg
The <video> element includes several attributes that provide alternatives to the video display, including
| Attribute | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| autoplay | autoplay | Specifies that the video will start playing as soon as it is ready |
| controls | controls | Specifies that video controls should be displayed (such as a play/pause button etc) |
| height | pixels | Sets the height of the video player |
| loop | loop | Specifies that the video will start over again, every time it is finished |
| muted | muted | Specifies that the audio output of the video should be muted |
| poster | URL | Specifies an image to be shown while the video is downloading, or until the user hits the play button |
| preload | auto metadata none | Specifies if and how the author thinks the video should be loaded when the page loads |
| width | pixels | Sets the width of the video player |
| src | auto metadata URL | Specifies the URL of the video file |