HTML <track> srclang Attribute

HTML <track> tag

Definition and Usage

srclang This attribute specifies the language of the track text data.

If kind="subtitles"If this attribute is specified, then this property is required.

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

Example

A video with two subtitle tracks:

<video width="320" height="240" controls>
  <source src="forrest_gump.mp4" type="video/mp4">
  <source src="forrest_gump.ogg" type="video/ogg">
  <track src="fgsubtitles_en.vtt" kind="subtitles" srclang="en" label="English">
  <track src="fgsubtitles_no.vtt" kind="subtitles" srclang="no" label="Norwegian">
</video>

Syntax

<track src="subtitles_en.vtt" kind="subtitles" srclang="en">

Attribute Value

Value Description
language_code Specifies a two-letter language code to specify the language of the track text data.

Browser Support

The numbers in the table indicate the first browser version to fully support this property.

Chrome Edge Firefox Safari Opera
Chrome Edge Firefox Safari Opera
23.0 10.0 31.0 6.0 12.1

HTML <track> tag