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Video embed

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Overview

A Video embed is a graphical preview of a video overlayed with a play button. When clicked, the embedded YouTube video will begin playing.

import '@rhds/elements/rh-video-embed/rh-video-embed.js';
<rh-video-embed>
  <img slot="thumbnail" src="video-thumb.jpg" alt="Image description">
  <template>
    <iframe title="Title of video" width="900" height="499" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Hc8emNr2igU" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen=""></iframe>
  </template>
  <p slot="caption"><a class="rh-video-embed-caption-link" href="https://www.redhat.com/">View the infographic</a></p>
</rh-video-embed>

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When to use

  • When you need to embed a YouTube video on a page
  • When you want a faster YouTube embed
  • When you don’t want to load several megabytes of JavaScript for a YouTube embed
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