web api instance property

HTMLSourceElement: type property

The type property of the HTMLSourceElement interface is a string representing the MIME type of the media resource.

It reflects the type attribute of the <source> element.

Value

A string.

<video>
  <source
    id="el"
    src="/firefox/mdn-asset-missing.svg"
    type="video/webp"
    media="screen and (width >= 600px)" />
</video>

const el = document.getElementById("el");
console.log(el.type); // Output: "video/webp"

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