HTML5 <source> Tag

Example An audio player with 2 different source files: <audio controls="controls">   <source src="song.ogg" type="audio/ogg" />   <source src="song.mp3" type="audio/mpeg" /> Your browser does not support the audio element. </audio> Try it yourself »

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Definition and Usage

The <source> tag defines media resources for media elements, such as <video> and <audio>.

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Differences Between HTML 4.01 and HTML5

The <source> tag is new in HTML5.

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Attributes

New : New in HTML5.

Attribute	Value	Description
mediaNew	media query	Specifies what media/device the media resource is optimized for. Default value: all.
srcNew	url	The URL of the media
typeNew	MIME_type	Specifies the MIME type of the media resource

Standard Attributes

The <source> tag also supports the Standard Attributes in HTML5.

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Event Attributes

The <source> tag also supports the Event Attributes in HTML5.

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