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CloseFullscreen Background Video (Autoplay) using HTML5, CSS & JS – Cross-Browser
Today, we are going to create a Fullscreen Background Video with autoplay (no sound) that is also responsive and I will show you a workaround for older generation iPad and other devices that require user interaction to make the video play.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
<title>HTML5 Fullscreen Video Autoplay Background</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="css/main.css">
<script src="js/script.js"></script>
</head>
<body>
<img src="https://raddy.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/raddythebrand-svg-red-v3.svg" alt="RaddyTheBrand Logo">
<div class="bg-overlay"></div>
<video class="fullscreen-video" id="myVideo" autoplay="autoplay" muted loop>
<source src="180503_02_PurpleGrid.mp4">
Your browser does not support the video tag.
</video>
</body>
</html>body {
display: flex;
align-content: center;
justify-content: center;
height: 100vh;
overflow: hidden;
}
img { width: 600px; }
.fullscreen-video {
position: fixed;
overflow: hidden;
top: 50%;
left: 50%;
min-width: 100%;
min-height: 100%;
width: auto;
height: auto;
transform: translateX(-50%) translateY(-50%);
z-index: -10;
}
.bg-overlay {
position: fixed;
top: 0;
right: 0;
left: 0;
bottom: 0;
background-color: #000;
opacity: 0.6;
z-index: -9;
}
document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", function(){
document.body.addEventListener("touchstart", playVideo);
function playVideo() {
const video = document.getElementById('myVideo');
if(video.playing) {
} else {
video.play();
}
}
});There is also a good jQuery version here.
Credit & Usefull Reads:
- Google Autoplay policy changes
- StackOverflow jQuery Solution
- WebKit Video Policies for iOS
- Video: Purple Grid Lines Tracking In by Videvo
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Hi! I’m Raddy. I am a web developer, often making YouTube Videos, Blog Posts and side projects. Enquiries: hello@raddy.co.uk