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Getting Your YouTube Embed Code

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To create a YouTube embed link, you typically get the HTML code that includes the link within an iframe tag directly from the video's page on YouTube.

The simplest and most common way to embed a YouTube video or playlist onto a website or blog is by using the embed code provided by YouTube itself. This code is an HTML snippet containing an <iframe> tag, which points to a specific URL (the embed link) that displays the video player.

Here’s how to get this code, based on the standard process:

  1. Go to the Video or Playlist: On a computer, go to the YouTube video or playlist you want to embed in your web browser.
  2. Find the Share Option: Below the video player, locate and Click SHARE. A menu of sharing options will appear.
  3. Select Embed: From the list of Share options, click Embed.
  4. Copy the Code: A box will appear containing the HTML embed code. From the box that appears, copy the HTML code.

This copied code is what you paste into the HTML of your webpage or blog post where you want the video to appear.

Understanding the Embed Code

The code you copy will look something like this:

<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/your_video_id" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe>
  • The core of this is the <iframe tag>, which is used to embed another document within the current HTML document.
  • The src attribute contains the actual embed URL (e.g., https://www.youtube.com/embed/your_video_id). This is often referred to as the "embed link."
  • Attributes like width, height, frameborder, allow, and allowfullscreen control the appearance and behavior of the embedded player.

Customizing Your Embed

Before copying the code, the "Embed" dialog box on YouTube often provides options to customize the embed, such as:

  • Start at: Specify a particular time for the video to start playing.
  • Show player controls: Toggle whether the video player controls (like play/pause, volume) are visible.
  • Enable privacy-enhanced mode: Embeds the video using https://www.youtube-nocookie.com which prevents YouTube from setting cookies on your viewers' browsers unless they play the video.

These options modify the src URL and other attributes within the generated HTML code.

By following these steps, you obtain the necessary HTML code containing the embed link to easily place a YouTube video or playlist on your website or blog.

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