HTML <source> tag represents a media objects from specified URL using media tags like <audio> tag, <video> tag etc.
Note: HTML <source> tag is newly introduced in HTML5. The <source> is mostly supported in all major web browsers.
HTML source Tag Sample Code
<html>
<head>
<title>HTML/HTML5 video Tag with Example</title>
</head>
<body>
<audio controls>
<source type="audio/mpeg" src="audio_sample.mp3" />
<p>We're Sorry, your browser does'nt support audio element.</p>
</audio>
</body>
</html>
HTML source Tag Sample Result
Tip: You can see the complete List of HTML Elements here.
Tag Specific Attributes Support
Following are source tag attributes that are supported by <source> tag.
| Attribute | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| media | media_type | Represents the type of media |
| src | url | Represents the location of the object files |
| type | type | Represents the type of media objects like audio/mpeg etc |
Standard Attributes Support
HTML <source> tag supports mostly all HTML Attributes. Following are some most common attributes that are used by <source> tag. You can get more details about available HTML Attributes here.
| Attribute | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| class | user_defined | Represents a style for an element which is used in CSS style sheet |
| id | user_defined | Represents unique id for an element |
| style | css_properties | Represents an inline style for an element for e.g style=”color:red;text-decoration:underline;” |
| title | user_defined | Represents a tooltip information for an elements like img, a, abbr etc |
Event Attributes Support
The “script” is invoked when a certain “event” occurs. Each event handler content attribute deals with a different event. HTML <source> tag supports mostly all HTML Event Attributes. Following are some most common event attributes that are used by <source> tag. You can get more details about available HTML Event Attributes here.
| Attribute | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| onclick | script | Event Fires immediately when mouse click on the specified element |
| ondblclick | script | Event Fires immediately when mouse double-click on the specified element |
| onkeydown | script | Event Fires immediately when user is pressing a down key from keyboard |
| onkeypress | script | Event Fires immediately when user presses a key from keyboard |
| onkeyup | script | Event Fires immediately when user releases a key from keyboard |
| onmousedown | script | Event Fires immediately when mouse pointer gets down from an element |
| onmousemove | script | Event Fires immediately when mouse pointer moves over an element |
| onmouseout | script | Event Fires immediately when mouse pointer gets out from an element |
| onmouseover | script | Event Fires immediately when mouse pointer moves over an element |
| onmouseup | script | Event Fires immediately when a mouse pointer is released over an element |
