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All Methods to Play Video in HTML (With Examples)

HTML provides many ways to play video on a webpage, from simple inline videos to YouTube embeds, autoplay, fullscreen mode, and more. In this post, we will explore every commonly used technique to play videos in HTML with clean code examples.

1. Basic Video Playback

This is the simplest way to display a video on a web page.

<video src="video.mp4" controls></video>

Important: The controls attribute lets users play/pause the video.

2. Video with Width and Height

<video src="video.mp4" width="640" height="360" controls></video>

3. Using <source> Tag for Multiple Formats

This ensures the browser chooses the best supported format.

<video controls>
  <source src="video.mp4" type="video/mp4">
  <source src="video.webm" type="video/webm">
  Your browser does not support HTML5 video.
</video>

4. Auto-Play Video

The video will start automatically when the page loads.

<video src="video.mp4" autoplay controls></video>

Note: Most browsers require muted when autoplaying.

5. Auto-Play + Muted (Best Compatibility)

<video src="video.mp4" autoplay muted controls></video>

6. Loop the Video

This will make the video restart automatically after finishing.

<video src="video.mp4" autoplay muted loop controls></video>

7. Show Thumbnail Before Playing (Using Poster)

<video src="video.mp4" controls poster="thumbnail.jpg"></video>

8. Playing a Video from a URL

You can load a video hosted on a server or CDN.

<video src="https://example.com/video.mp4" controls></video>

9. Playing a Local Video File

Just place the video file in the same folder as your HTML file:

<video src="myvideo.mp4" controls></video>

10. Add Custom Text for Unsupported Browsers

<video controls>
  <source src="video.mp4" type="video/mp4">
  Your browser does not support HTML video.
</video>

11. Enable Fullscreen Button

This is automatically included when you add controls. No extra code needed:

<video src="video.mp4" controls></video>

12. Disable Download Option

Use controlsList="nodownload" (works in Chrome-based browsers).

<video src="video.mp4" controls controlsList="nodownload"></video>

13. Play YouTube Video Using <iframe>

This is the most common method.

<iframe width="560" height="315"
src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/VIDEO_ID"
frameborder="0"
allow="autoplay; encrypted-media"
allowfullscreen>
</iframe>
Replace VIDEO_ID with the actual YouTube video code.

14. Autoplay YouTube Video

<iframe width="560" height="315"
src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/VIDEO_ID?autoplay=1&mute=1"
frameborder="0"
allow="autoplay"
allowfullscreen>
</iframe>

15. Embed YouTube Playlist

<iframe width="560" height="315"
src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/videoseries?list=PLAYLIST_ID"
frameborder="0"
allow="autoplay"
allowfullscreen>
</iframe>

16. Play MP4, WebM, and OGG Together (Best Practice)

<video controls width="640">
  <source src="video.mp4" type="video/mp4">
  <source src="video.webm" type="video/webm">
  <source src="video.ogg" type="video/ogg">
  Your browser does not support HTML5 video.
</video>

17. Add Subtitles (Using <track>)

<video controls>
  <source src="movie.mp4" type="video/mp4">
  <track src="subtitles.vtt" kind="subtitles" srclang="en" label="English">
</video>

18. Style Video with CSS

<style>
video{
  border-radius:10px;
  width:600px;
}
</style>

<video src="video.mp4" controls></video>

Final Summary

  • <video> is the main HTML tag for playing videos
  • controls adds play/pause buttons
  • autoplay, loop, muted change playback behavior
  • <source> allows multiple formats
  • YouTube videos are embedded using <iframe>

In the next post, we will create a complete HTML video player interface with play, pause, and fullscreen styling using CSS and JavaScript.

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