HTML <video> controls Attribute

Example

A <video> element with browser default controls:

<video controls>
<source src="movie.mp4" type="video/mp4">
<source src="movie.ogg" type="video/ogg">
Your browser does not support the video tag.
</video>

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Definition and Usage

The controls attribute is a boolean attribute.

When present, it specifies that video controls should be displayed.

Video controls should include:

Play
Pause
Seeking
Volume
Fullscreen toggle
Captions/Subtitles (when available)
Track (when available)

Browser Support

The numbers in the table specify the first browser version that fully supports the attribute.

Attribute
controls	4.0	9.0	3.5	3.1	11.5

Syntax

❮ HTML <video> tag