HTML src Attribute
Definition and Usage
The src attribute specifies the location (URL) of the external resource.
Applies to
The src attribute can be used on the following elements:
| Elements | Attribute |
|---|---|
| <audio> | src |
| <embed> | src |
| <iframe> | src |
| <img> | src |
| <input> | src |
| <script> | src |
| <source> | src |
| <track> | src |
| <video> | src |
Examples
Audio Example
An audio player:
<audio src="horse.ogg" controls>
Your browser does not support the audio element.
</audio>
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Iframe Example
An <iframe> in its simplest use:
<iframe src="/default.asp"></iframe>
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Img Example
An image is marked up as follows:
<img src="smiley.gif" alt="Smiley face">
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Input Example
An HTML form with an image that represents the submit button:
<form action="/action_page.php">
First name: <input type="text" name="fname"><br>
<input type="image" src="submit.gif" alt="Submit">
</form>
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Script Example
Point to an external JavaScript file:
<script src="myscripts.js"></script>
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Source Example
An audio player with two source files. The browser should choose which file (if any) it has support for:
<audio controls>
<source src="horse.ogg" type="audio/ogg">
<source src="horse.mp3" type="audio/mpeg">
Your browser does not support the audio element.
</audio>
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Track 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>
Video Example
Play a video:
<video src="movie.ogg" controls>
Your browser does not support the video tag.
</video>
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Browser Support
The src attribute has the following browser support for each element:
| Element | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| audio | 4.0 | 9.0 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 10.5 |
| embed | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| iframe | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| img | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| input | 1.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| script | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| source | 4.0 | 9.0 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 10.5 |
| track | 18.0 | 10.0 | 31.0 | 6.0 | 15.0 |
| video | 4.0 | 9.0 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 10.5 |
