HTML <track> Tag
The <track> element is used to specify subtitles, caption files, or other files containing text that should be visible when playing media.
This element is used as a child inside the media element, <audio> and <video>.
Tracks are formatted in Web Video Text Tracks (WebVTT) format or .vtt file format.
Element Attributes
| Attribute | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
default |
default | This Specifies that the track should be enabled unless user preferences indicate that the other track is more appropriate. |
kind |
captions chapters descriptions metadata subtitles |
Specifies the type of text track. |
label |
text | It specifies the title of the text track.. |
src |
url | Required. It specifies the URL of the track file. |
srclang |
language_code | This specifies the language of the track text data. Required only for kind="subtitles". |
Global attributes
Global attributes may be applied on all elements, although some elements may have no effect on them.
<accesskey>,
<class>,
<contenteditable>,
<contextmenu>,
<data-*>,
<dir>,
<draggable>,
<dropzone>,
<hidden>,
<id>,
<lang>,
<spellcheck>,
<style>,
<tabindex>,
<title>,
<translate>.
Global Event Handler Attributes
Global Event Handler attributes may be applied on all elements, although some elements may have no effect on them.
<onabort>,
<onautocomplete>,
<onautocompleteerror>,
<onblur>,
<oncancel>,
<oncanplay>,
<oncanplaythrough>,
<onchange>,
<onclick>,
<onclose>,
<oncontextmenu>,
<oncuechange>,
<ondblclick>,
<ondrag>,
<ondragend>,
<ondragenter>,
<ondragleave>,
<ondragover>,
<ondragstart>,
<ondrop>,
<ondurationchange>,
<onemptied>,
<onended>,
<onerror>,
<onfocus>,
<oninput>,
<oninvalid>,
<onkeydown>,
<onkeypress>,
<onkeyup>,
<onload>,
<onloadeddata>,
<onloadedmetadata>,
<onloadstart>,
<onmousedown>,
<onmouseenter>,
<onmouseleave>,
<onmousemove>,
<onmouseout>,
<onmouseover>,
<onmouseup>,
<onmousewheel>,
<onpause>,
<onplay>,
<onplaying>,
<onprogress>,
<onratechange>,
<onreset>,
<onresize>,
<onscroll>,
<onseeked>,
<onseeking>,
<onselect>,
<onshow>,
<onsort>,
<onstalled>,
<onsubmit>,
<onsuspend>,
<ontimeupdate>,
<ontoggle>,
<onvolumechange>,
<onwaiting>.
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Example
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>HTML track tag example</title>
<meta charset="utf-8" />
</head>
<body>
<h2>HTML track tag example</h2>
<section>
<video id="myVideo2" controls="controls">
<source src="video-path" type="video_type">
<track src="subtitles_en.vtt" kind="subtitles" srclang="en" label="English">
</video>
</section>
</body>
</html>