HTML <video> poster Attribute

Example

<video poster="image.jpg" width="340" height="260" controls>
  <source src="video.mp4" type="video/mp4">
  <source src="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

<video poster="URL">...</video>

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 <video> poster Attribute

Example

Meaning

Standard Syntax

Attribute Values

Value can be