Implemented by the <video>
element, the HTMLVideoElement
interface provides special properties and methods for manipulating video objects. It also inherits properties and methods of HTMLMediaElement
and HTMLElement
.
The list of supported media formats varies from one browser to the other. You should either provide your video in a single format that all the relevant browsers supports, or provide multiple video sources in enough different formats that all the browsers you need to support are covered.
EventTarget Node Element HTMLElement HTMLMediaElement HTMLVideoElement
Instance properties
Inherits properties from its ancestor interfaces, HTMLMediaElement
, and HTMLElement
.
HTMLVideoElement.height
A string that reflects the height
HTML attribute, which specifies the height of the display area, in CSS pixels.
HTMLVideoElement.poster
A string that reflects the poster
HTML attribute, which specifies an image to show while no video data is available.
HTMLVideoElement.videoHeight
Read only
Returns an unsigned integer value indicating the intrinsic height of the resource in CSS pixels, or 0 if no media is available yet.
HTMLVideoElement.videoWidth
Read only
Returns an unsigned integer value indicating the intrinsic width of the resource in CSS pixels, or 0 if no media is available yet.
HTMLVideoElement.width
A string that reflects the width
HTML attribute, which specifies the width of the display area, in CSS pixels.
HTMLVideoElement.disablePictureInPicture
The disablePictureInPicture
property will hint the user agent to not suggest the picture-in-picture to users or to request it automatically
Gecko-specific properties
HTMLVideoElement.mozParsedFrames
Non-standard Read only Deprecated
Returns an unsigned long
with the count of video frames that have been parsed from the media resource.
HTMLVideoElement.mozDecodedFrames
Non-standard Read only Deprecated
Returns an unsigned long
with the count of parsed video frames that have been decoded into images.
HTMLVideoElement.mozPresentedFrames
Non-standard Read only Deprecated
Returns an unsigned long
with the count of decoded frames that have been presented to the rendering pipeline for painting.
HTMLVideoElement.mozPaintedFrames
Non-standard Read only Deprecated
Returns an unsigned long
with the count of presented frames which were painted on the screen.
HTMLVideoElement.mozFrameDelay
Non-standard Read only Deprecated
Returns an double
with the time which the last painted video frame was late by, in seconds.
HTMLVideoElement.mozHasAudio
Non-standard Read only Deprecated
Returns a boolean indicating if there is some audio associated with the video.
Instance methods
Inherits methods from its parent, HTMLMediaElement
, and from its ancestor HTMLElement
.
HTMLVideoElement.getVideoPlaybackQuality()
Returns a VideoPlaybackQuality
object that contains the current playback metrics. This information includes things like the number of dropped or corrupted frames, as well as the total number of frames.
HTMLVideoElement.requestPictureInPicture()
Requests that the user agent make video enters picture-in-picture mode
Events
Inherits events from its parent, HTMLMediaElement
, and from its ancestor HTMLElement
. Listen to these events using addEventListener()
or by assigning an event listener to the oneventname
property of this interface.
enterpictureinpicture
Sent to a HTMLVideoElement
when it enters Picture-in-Picture mode.
leavepictureinpicture
Sent to a HTMLVideoElement
when it leaves Picture-in-Picture mode.
Specifications
Browser compatibility
Desktop
Mobile
Chrome
Edge
Firefox
Internet Explorer
Opera
Safari
WebView Android
Chrome Android
Firefox for Android
Opera Android
Safari on IOS
Samsung Internet
HTMLVideoElement
3
12
3.5
9
10.5
3.1
≤37
18
4
11
3
1.0
cancelVideoFrameCallback
83
83
No
No
69
15.4
83
83
No
59
15.4
13.0
disablePictureInPicture
69
79
116
No
56
13.1
No
105
116
72
13.4
20.0
enterpictureinpicture_event
69
79
No
No
56
13.1
No
105
No
72
13.4
20.0
getVideoPlaybackQuality
80
12
42
11 Only works on Windows 8+.
67
8
80
80
42
57
8
13.0
height
3
12
3.5
9
10.5
3.1
≤37
18
4
11
3
1.0
leavepictureinpicture_event
69
79
No
No
56
13.1
No
105
No
72
13.4
20.0
mozDecodedFrames
No
No
5
No
No
No
No
No
5
No
No
No
mozFrameDelay
No
No
5
No
No
No
No
No
5
No
No
No
mozHasAudio
No
No
15
No
No
No
No
No
15
No
No
No
mozPaintedFrames
No
No
5
No
No
No
No
No
5
No
No
No
mozParsedFrames
No
No
5
No
No
No
No
No
5
No
No
No
mozPresentedFrames
No
No
5
No
No
No
No
No
5
No
No
No
playsInline
75
79
No
No
62
10
75
75
No
54
10
11.0
poster
3
12
3.6
9
10.5
3.1
≤37
18
4
11
3
1.0
requestPictureInPicture
69
79
No
No
56
13.1
No
105
No
72
13.4
20.0
requestVideoFrameCallback
83
83
No
No
69
15.4
83
83
No
59
15.4
13.0
resize_event
3
7912–79 The onresize
event handler property is not supported.
3.5
9 The onresize
event handler property is not supported.
10.5
3.1
≤37
18
4
11
3
1.0
videoHeight
3
12
3.5
9
10.5
3.1
≤37
18
4
11
3
1.0
videoWidth
3
12
3.5
9
10.5
3.1
≤37
18
4
11
3
1.0
width
3
12
3.5
9
10.5
3.1
≤37
18
4
11
3
1.0
See also