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<source>
The <source> element allows authors to specify multiple alternative media resources for media elements. It does not represent anything on its own.
HTML reference
This element was introduced in HTML5 - 4.8.8 The source element.
Examples
[try it]
<video controls> <source src="http://media.w3.org/2010/05/sintel/trailer.mp4" type='video/mp4; codecs="avc1, mp4a"'> <source src="http://media.w3.org/2010/05/sintel/trailer.ogv" type='video/ogg; codecs="theora, vorbis"'> <p>Your user agent does not support the HTML5 Video element.</p> </video>
HTML Attributes
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src
= URL potentially surrounded by spaces
The address of the media source. -
type
= MIME type
The type of the media source (used for helping the UA determine, before fetching this media source, if it can play it).
A string that identifies a valid MIME media type, as defined in [RFC2046]. -
media
= media-query list
The intended media type of the media source (used for helping the UA determine, before fetching this media source, if it is useful to the user).
A valid media query list, as defined in [MediaQueries].
See also global attributes.