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Video tag in html.

How to set the thumbnail image on video in HTML ?

The thumbnail is the image that is displayed as a preview of the video. It is used to represent what the video contains or what it is related to.

It is displayed until the time the video is started.

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By default, the first frame of the video is displayed as the initial preview for the video.

Here we have code embeds a video player with specified dimensions, showcasing a GeeksforGeeks video in MP4 format.

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Example of setting the thumbnail image on video in HTML

Using the poster attribute

To add a custom thumbnail to your video element on a webpage, you can use the “poster” attribute in the video tag.

This allows you to display a specific image of your choice as the thumbnail of the video. To do this, simply create a “poster” attribute in the video tag and add the URL of the thumbnail image to it.

Syntax

<video controls poster="images/thumbnail.webp"> <source src="path/to/songs.mp4" type="video/mp4"> Your browser does not support the video tag.

</video>