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Asked: 2026-06-17T08:51:28+00:00

I have several html5 videos on one page and I’ve just realized that when

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I have several html5 videos on one page and I’ve just realized that when you visit the page, all the videos start loading even though I haven’t clicked play on any of them.

Is there a way to only load a video once you click play, to prevent unnecessary downloading?

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  1. Editorial Team
    <!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>

<video width="320" height="240" controls="controls" preload="none">
  <source src="movie.mp4" type="video/mp4" />
  <source src="movie.ogg" type="video/ogg" />
  Your browser does not support the video tag.
</video>

</body>
</html>

    Use Preload”none”

    http://diveintohtml5.info/video.html

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