Embed HTML5 YouTube video without iframe?

user2217162 picture user2217162 · Sep 10, 2013 · Viewed 129.6k times · Source

Is it possible to embed an html5 version of a youtube video without using an iframe?

Answer

anapsix picture anapsix · Aug 7, 2014

Here is a example of embedding without an iFrame:

<div style="width: 560px; height: 315px; float: none; clear: both; margin: 2px auto;">
  <embed
    src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/J---aiyznGQ?autohide=1&autoplay=1"
    wmode="transparent"
    type="video/mp4"
    width="100%" height="100%"
    allow="autoplay; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture"
    allowfullscreen
    title="Keyboard Cat"
  >
</div>

compare to regular iframe "embed" code from YouTube:

<iframe
  width="560"
  height="315"
  src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/J---aiyznGQ?autoplay=1"
  frameborder="0"
  allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture"
  allowfullscreen>
</iframe>

and as far as HTML5 goes, use <object> tag like so (corrected):

<object
  style="width: 820px; height: 461.25px; float: none; clear: both; margin: 2px auto;"
  data="http://www.youtube.com/embed/J---aiyznGQ?autoplay=1">
</object>