The HTML <source> src attribute is used to specify the URL of the media resource. The source element is used as a child element of the <audio> and <video> element.
Syntax:
<source src="URL">
Attribute Values: It contains single value URL which specifies the URL of the media resource. There are two types of URL link which are listed below:
- Absolute URL: It points to another webpage.
- Relative URL: It points to other files of the same web page.
Below example illustrates the <source> src attribute in HTML:
Example:
html
<!DOCTYPE html> <html>
<head>
<title>
HTML source src Attribute
</title>
</head>
<body style="text-align:center;">
<h1 style="color:green;">
GeeksforGeeks
</h1>
<h2>HTML Source src Attribute</h2>
<audio controls>
<source id="mySource" src="gameover.wav"
type="audio/mpeg">
<source src="gameover.ogg" type="audio/ogg">
</audio>
</body>
</html>
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Output:
Supported Browsers: The browser supported by HTML <source> src attribute are listed below:
- Google Chrome
- Edge 12
- Internet Explorer 9.0
- Firefox 3.5
- Safari
- Opera