WebVTT

WebVTT is a captions and subtitles format. WebVTT files are loaded using the <track> element, and the VTTCue API can be used to create or update cues dynamically.

Baseline Status: Achieved Widely Available on Jan 29, 2018 (Cross-browser Newly Available since Jul 29, 2015).

Desktop Browser Engine Support

Google Chrome

23

Supported

Mozilla Firefox

31

Supported

Apple Safari

6

Supported

Microsoft Edge

12

Supported

Mobile Browser Engine Support

Chrome Android

25

Firefox Android

31

Safari iOS

8

Specifications and References

Specification ↗ Can I Use (webvtt) ↗ Feature XML ↗

MDN Browser Compat Data Keys:

api.VTTCue ↗ api.VTTCue.VTTCue ↗ api.VTTCue.getCueAsHTML ↗ api.VTTCue.text ↗ api.VTTCue.text.all_html_character_references ↗ css.selectors.cue ↗ css.selectors.cue.selector_argument ↗