HTML & XHTML Pocket Reference, 4th Edition

Name

source — HTML5

Synopsis

HTML: <source>; XHTML: <source/> or <source />

Used within audio and video elements, source allows authors to specify multiple versions of a media file. When source is used, the src attribute should be omitted from the audio and video elements. User agents will go down the list of source elements until they find a format they are able to play.

Notes

HTML5 only.

Start/End Tags

This is an empty element. It must be closed with a trailing slash in XHTML5.

Attributes

HTML5 Global Attributes

media="all|aural|braille|handheld|print|projection|screen|tty|tv"

Specifies the target display media for the audio or video file.

src="URL"

Specifies the location of the audio or video file.

type="MIME type"

Indicates the file type of the media file and may also include the codecs= MIME parameter indicating the codec used to encode the media.

Example

<video>
  <source src="media/vacation.ogv" type="video/ogg;
  codecs='theora, vorbis'">
  <source src="media/vacation.mp4" type="video/mp4">
Your browser doesn't support the <code>video</code> 
element.
</video>