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How to specify the type of the media resource in HTML5 ?

Here, we will see how to set the media type of the media resource using HTML. To select the media type of media resource we use the <source> tag. This tag is used to attach multimedia files like audio, video, and pictures to a web page or website. The <audio>, <video>, and <picture> elements contain the <source> element.

Syntax:



<source src="" type="">
   // Statements
</source>

Example: In this example, we will specify the media resources by using the <source> tag.




<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
    <title>
        How to specify the media type
        of the media resource in HTML5?
    </title>
</head>
   
<body style="text-align: center;">
    <h1 style="color:green;">
        GeeksforGeeks
    </h1>
    <h3>
        How to specify the media type
        of the media resource in HTML5?
    </h3>
    <video width="400" height="350" controls>
        <source src=
                type="video/mp4">
    </video>
    </br></br>
    <audio controls>
        <source src=
                type="audio/mp3">
    </audio>
</body>
</html>

Output:




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