HTML <track> Tag
The track tag is used to provide text tracks for <audio> or <video> components.
This element is used to designate which subtitles, caption files, or other text-containing files should be shown when the media is playing.
WebVTT format is used for the tracks (.vtt files).
Example
Attributes
| Attribute | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| default | default | Specifies that the track should be activated if the user's choices do not suggest that another track would be a better fit. |
| kind |
captions
chapters descriptions metadata subtitles |
This parameter specifies the type of text track. |
| label | text | Specifies the text track's title. |
| src | URL | Required. Specifies the track file's URL. |
| srclang | language-code | The language of the track text data (needed if kind="subtitles") is specified. |
Supported Browsers
| Element | Chrome | Firefox | Safari | Edge / IE | Opera |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <track> | 23.0 | 31.0 | 6.0 | 10.0 | 12.1 |