The HTML5 <audio> and <video> tags make it simple to add media to a website. You need to set src attribute to identify the media source and include a controls attribute so the user can play and pause the media.
The HTML5 video tag can have a number of attributes to control the look and feel and various functionalities of the control:
| sr. No. | Attribute & Description |
|---|---|
| 1 | Autoplay This boolean attribute if specified, the video will automatically begin to play back as soon as it can do so without stopping to finish loading the data. |
| 2 | Autobuffer This boolean attribute if specified, the video will automatically begin buffering even if it's not set to automatically play. |
| 3 | Controls If this attribute is present, it will allow the user to control video playback, including volume, seeking, and pause/resume playback. |
| 4 | Height This attribute specifies the height of the video's display area, in CSS pixels. |
| 5 | Loop This boolean attribute if specified, will allow video automatically seek back to the start after reaching at the end. |
| 6 | Preload This attribute specifies that the video will be loaded at page load, and ready to run. Ignored if autoplay is present. |
| 7 | Poster This is a URL of an image to show until the user plays or seeks. |
| 8 | Src The URL of the video to embed. This is optional; you may instead use the <source> element within the video block to specify the video to embed |
| 9 | Width This attribute specifies the width of the video's display area, in CSS pixels. |