HTML kind Attribute
Example
<video width="340" height="260" controls playsinline>
<source src="demo/video.mp4" type="video/mp4">
<source src="demo/video.webm" type="video/webm">
<track src="demo/ensubtitle.vtt" kind="subtitles" srclang="en" label="English">
<track src="demo/frsubtitle.vtt" kind="subtitles" srclang="fr" label="French">
Your browser does not support the video tag.
</video>
Meaning
The kind attribute specifies how the text track is meant to be used. If omitted the default kind is subtitles. If the attribute contains an invalid value, it will use metadata.
Standard Syntax
HTML: <track src="URL" kind="captions|chapters|descriptions|metadata|subtitles">
XHTML: <track src="URL" kind="captions|chapters|descriptions|metadata|subtitles" />
Browser Support
Status
Applies to:
The kind attribute can be used on the following element:
Attribute Values
Value | Description |
---|---|
captions | Closed captions provide a transcription and possibly a translation of audio. |
chapters | Chapter titles are intended to be used when the user is navigating the media resource. |
descriptions | Textual description of the video content. Suitable for users who are blind or where the video cannot be seen. |
metadata | The tracks used by scripts. Not visible to the user. |
subtitles | The track specifies subtitles, used to display subtitles in a video |