Video addTextTrack() method

HTML DOM Video Object

Definition and usage

addTextTrack() This method creates and returns a new TextTrack object.

A new TextTrack object is added to the text track list of the video element.

Example

Add a new text track to the video:

var x = document.getElementById("myVideo");
var y = x.addTextTrack("caption");
y.addCue(new TextTrackCue("Test text", 01.000, 04.000, "", "", "", true));

Try it yourself

Syntax

videoObject.addTextTrack("kind, label, language)

Parameter

Parameter Description
kind

Specify the type of text track.

Possible values:

  • "subtitles"
  • "caption"
  • "descriptions"
  • "chapters"
  • "metadata"
label String value, specifying the label of the text track. Used to help users identify the text track.
language

Language codes consisting of two letters, used to specify the language of the text track.

To view all available language codes, please visit ourLanguage Code Reference Manual.

Technical Details

Return Value: TextTrack Object, representing a new text track.

Browser Support

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HTML DOM Video Object