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Asked: 2026-05-16T16:18:52+00:00

I have this sample code, that works: <video src=./ellen.ogv width=320 height=240 type=’video/ogg; codecs=theora, vorbis’

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I have this sample code, that works:

<video src="./ellen.ogv" width="320" height="240" type='video/ogg; codecs="theora, vorbis"' controls></video>

And this one that doesn’t work:

<video src="./ellen" width="320" height="240" type='video/ogg; codecs="theora, vorbis"' controls></video>

The only change was on the name of the file. First one “point” his extension, second one does not.
This is just a simple view of my problem, where the file I want to stream CAN’T have extension, but is a theora/vorbis (ogv) file.

How can I deal with this problem, i.e., make video tag works even if my filename doesn’t have a “.extension” ?

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  1. Editorial Team

    First, the type attribute is not allowed on the video tag. Place the type attribute in a source tag instead, like this:

    <video width="320" height="240" controls>
  <source src="./ellen" type='video/ogg; codecs="theora, vorbis"'>
</video>

    Second, video files must be served with the proper MIME type by the web server, even when you have specified a type attribute in the source element. Make sure that your web server serves your video files with Content-Type: video/ogg regardless of whether they have the .ogv extension or not.

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