HTML poster Attribute

❮ HTML Attributes

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">


Browser Support



Status



Applies to:

The poster attribute can be used on the following element:

Element Attribute
<video> poster




Attribute Values

Value Description
URL

Value can be

  • An absolute URL - source within or another web site ( href="http://www.example.com/index.html")
  • A relative URL - source within a web site ( href="index.html")
❮ HTML Attributes