Web/API/HTMLSourceElement

The HTMLSourceElement interface provides special properties (beyond the regular HTMLElement object interface it also has available to it by inheritance) for manipulating <source> elements.

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Properties

Inherits properties from its parent, HTMLElement.

HTMLSourceElement.media

Is a DOMString reflecting the media HTML attribute, containing the intended type of the media resource.

HTMLSourceElement.sizes '

Is a DOMString representing image sizes between breakpoints

HTMLSourceElement.src

Is a DOMString reflecting the src HTML attribute, containing the URL for the media resource. The HTMLSourceElement.src property has a meaning only when the associated <source> element is nested in a media element that is a <video> or an <audio> element. It has no meaning and is ignored when it is nested in a <picture> element. 

Note: If the src property is updated (along with any siblings), the parent HTMLMediaElement's load method should be called when done, since <source> elements are not re-scanned automatically.

HTMLSourceElement.srcset '

Is a DOMString reflecting the srcset HTML attribute, containing a list of candidate images, separated by a comma (',', U+002C COMMA). A candidate image is a URL followed by a 'w' with the width of the images, or an 'x' followed by the pixel density.

HTMLSourceElement.type

Is a DOMString reflecting the type HTML attribute, containing the type of the media resource.

Methods

No specific method; inherits methods from its parent, HTMLElement.

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
HTML Living StandardThe definition of 'HTMLSourceElement' in that specification.	Living Standard

Browser compatibility

The compatibility table on this page is generated from structured data. If you'd like to contribute to the data, please check out https://github.com/mdn/browser-compat-data and send us a pull request.

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	Desktop						Mobile
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari	Android webview	Chrome for Android	Firefox for Android	Opera for Android	Safari on iOS	Samsung Internet
HTMLSourceElement	Chrome Full support Yes	Edge Full support 12	Firefox Full support 3.5	IE Full support 9	Opera Full support Yes	Safari Full support Yes	WebView Android Full support Yes	Chrome Android Full support Yes	Firefox Android Full support 4	Opera Android Full support Yes	Safari iOS Full support Yes	Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes
keySystem Experimental'Deprecated'Non-standard'	Chrome Full support Yes	Edge Full support ≤18	Firefox Full support Yes Disabled' Full support Yes Disabled' Disabled' This feature is behind the media.eme.enabled preference (needs to be set to true). To change preferences in Firefox, visit about:config.	IE ?	Opera ?	Safari ?	WebView Android Full support Yes	Chrome Android Full support Yes	Firefox Android Full support Yes Disabled' Full support Yes Disabled' Disabled' This feature is behind the media.eme.enabled preference (needs to be set to true). To change preferences in Firefox, visit about:config.	Opera Android ?	Safari iOS ?	Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes
media	Chrome Full support Yes	Edge Full support 12	Firefox Full support 3.5	IE Full support 9	Opera Full support Yes	Safari Full support Yes	WebView Android Full support Yes	Chrome Android Full support Yes	Firefox Android Full support 4	Opera Android Full support Yes	Safari iOS Full support Yes	Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes
sizes Experimental'	Chrome Full support Yes	Edge Full support 13	Firefox Full support 38 Full support 38 Full support 33 Disabled' Disabled' From version 33: this feature is behind the dom.image.picture.enabled preference (needs to be set to true). To change preferences in Firefox, visit about:config.	IE No support No	Opera Full support Yes	Safari Full support Yes	WebView Android Full support Yes	Chrome Android Full support Yes	Firefox Android Full support 38 Full support 38 Full support 33 Disabled' Disabled' From version 33: this feature is behind the dom.image.picture.enabled preference (needs to be set to true). To change preferences in Firefox, visit about:config.	Opera Android ?	Safari iOS ?	Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes
src	Chrome Full support Yes	Edge Full support 12	Firefox Full support 3.5	IE Full support 9	Opera Full support Yes	Safari Full support Yes	WebView Android Full support Yes	Chrome Android Full support Yes	Firefox Android Full support 4	Opera Android Full support Yes	Safari iOS Full support Yes	Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes
srcset Experimental'	Chrome Full support Yes	Edge Full support 13	Firefox Full support 38 Full support 38 Full support 33 Disabled' Disabled' From version 33: this feature is behind the dom.image.picture.enabled preference (needs to be set to true). To change preferences in Firefox, visit about:config.	IE No support No	Opera Full support Yes	Safari Full support Yes	WebView Android Full support Yes	Chrome Android Full support Yes	Firefox Android Full support 38 Full support 38 Full support 33 Disabled' Disabled' From version 33: this feature is behind the dom.image.picture.enabled preference (needs to be set to true). To change preferences in Firefox, visit about:config.	Opera Android ?	Safari iOS ?	Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes
type	Chrome Full support Yes	Edge Full support 12	Firefox Full support 3.5	IE Full support 9	Opera Full support Yes	Safari Full support Yes	WebView Android Full support Yes	Chrome Android Full support Yes	Firefox Android Full support 4	Opera Android Full support Yes	Safari iOS Full support Yes	Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes

Legend

Full support  

Full support

No support  

No support

Compatibility unknown  

Compatibility unknown

Experimental. Expect behavior to change in the future.'

Experimental. Expect behavior to change in the future.

Non-standard. Expect poor cross-browser support.'

Non-standard. Expect poor cross-browser support.

Deprecated. Not for use in new websites.'

Deprecated. Not for use in new websites.

User must explicitly enable this feature.'

User must explicitly enable this feature.

See also

• The HTML element implementing this interface: <source>.
• The HTML DOM APIs of the elements that can contain a <source> element: HTMLVideoElement, HTMLAudioElement, HTMLPictureElement.

HTMLSourceElement by Mozilla Contributors is licensed under CC-BY-SA 2.5.