Last updated: 2026-09-12
<track>The TRACK Element
Specifies a text track (subtitles, captions, chapters) for audio or video, usually a .vtt file.
| Category | Links & Media |
|---|---|
| Content Model | Void element |
| Allowed Parents | Any element that accepts flow content |
| Content Tag | Self-closing — no closing tag needed |
| Status | Standard |
📝 Syntax
<track src="..." kind="subtitles">
⚙️ Attributes
This element supports the global attributes plus the following:
| Attribute | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
src | Track file URL, usually .vtt. | |
kind | Track kind: subtitles/captions/descriptions/chapters/metadata. | |
srclang | Language code of the track text, e.g. zh, en. | |
label | User-visible name of the track. | |
default | Marks this track as the default. |
▶ Example
Edit the code below and see the live result in the playground:
🌐 Browser Support
| Browser | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <track> | ✓ v1 | ✓ v12 | ✓ v1 | ✓ v1 | ✓ v1 |
| Supported in all major browsers | |||||
Tip: track is a void element; kind sets the type (subtitles/captions/chapters…); default marks the active track.
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