HTML poster Attribute

Example

<video poster="demo/image.jpg" width="340" height="260" controls>
  <source src="demo/video.mp4" type="video/mp4">
  <source src="demo/video.webm" type="video/webm">
  Your browser does not support the video tag.
</video>

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Meaning

The poster attribute is set to the URL of an image that the browser will use in place of the video before it is loaded and playing.

Standard Syntax

<element poster="URL">

Applies to:

The poster attribute can be used on the following element:

Attribute Values