HTML <video> poster Attribute
HTML <video> tag
Example
A video player with a poster image:
<video controls
poster="/images/w3html5.gif">
<source src="movie.mp4" type="video/mp4">
<source src="movie.ogg" type="video/ogg">
Your browser does not support the video tag.
</video>
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Definition and Usage
The poster attribute specifies an image to be shown while the
video is downloading, or until the user hits the play button. If this is not
included, the first frame of the video will be used instead.
Browser Support
The numbers in the table specify the first browser version that fully supports the attribute.
Attribute |
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poster |
4.0 |
9.0 |
3.6 |
4.0 |
10.5 |
Differences Between HTML 4.01 and HTML5
The <video> tag is new in HTML5.
Syntax
Attribute Values
Value |
Description |
URL |
Specifies the URL of the image file. Possible values:
- An absolute URL - points to another web site (like href="http://www.example.com/poster.jpg")
- A relative URL - points to a file within a web site (like href="poster.jpg")
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HTML <video> tag
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