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Example
A video with two subtitle tracks:
<video width="320" height="240" controls>
<source src="forrest_gump.mp4" type="video/mp4">
<source src="forrest_gump.ogg" type="video/ogg">
<track src="subtitles_en.vtt" kind="subtitles" srclang="en"
label="English">
<track src="subtitles_no.vtt" kind="subtitles" srclang="no"
label="Norwegian">
</video>
<source src="forrest_gump.mp4" type="video/mp4">
<source src="forrest_gump.ogg" type="video/ogg">
<track src="subtitles_en.vtt" kind="subtitles" srclang="en"
label="English">
<track src="subtitles_no.vtt" kind="subtitles" srclang="no"
label="Norwegian">
</video>
Browser Support
The <track> tag is not supported in any of the major browsers.
Definition and Usage
The <track> tag specifies text tracks for media elements (<audio> and <video>).
This element is used to specify subtitles, caption files or other files containing text, that should be visible when the media is playing.
Differences Between HTML 4.01 and HTML5
The <track> tag is new in HTML5.
Optional Attributes
New : New in HTML5.
| Attribute | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| defaultNew | default | Specifies that the track is to be enabled if the user's preferences do not indicate that another track would be more appropriate |
| kindNew | captions chapters descriptions metadata subtitles |
Specifies the kind of text track |
| labelNew | text | Specifies the title of the text track |
| srcNew | URL | Required. Specifies the URL of the track file |
| srclangNew | language_code | Specifies the language of the track text data (required if kind="subtitles") |
Global Attributes
The <track> tag also supports the Global Attributes in HTML.
Event Attributes
The <track> tag also supports the Event Attributes in HTML.
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