HTML <source > tag

HTML <source> tag is used as a child element to define more than one media resources for <audio>, <video>, and <picture> element.

It is used to provide the same media content with different formats such as mp3, mp4, etc.

When we embed multiple resources with the same content but different format then the browser may choose the most compatible format and display or play that media file.

The <source> tag was introduced in HTML5.

Syntax

Following are some specifications about the HTML <source> tag

Display	Inline
Start tag/End tag	Empty tag( Only start tag)
Usage	Media resource

Example

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
	<title>HTML source tag</title>
</head>
<body>
 <h2>Example of source tag</h2>
<video controls="controls" height="200" width="300">
 	<source src="flower.webm" type="video/webm" >
 	<source src="flower.mp4" type="video/mp4">
 	Your browser does not support the HTML5 video element.
</video>
</body>
</html>

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Output:

Attribute:

Tag-specific attributes:

Attribute	Value	Description
media	Media_query	It determines that for which media/device the linked source is optimized.
sizes		It specifies acceptable image sizes for different page layout.
src		It determines the URL of media files.
srcset		Specifies the URL of the image for different situations. It is only used when <source> is child of <picture> element.
type	video/ogg video/mp4 video/webm audio/ogg audio/mpeg	It determines the media type of resource.