---
title: poster
framework: webkitjs
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: webkitjs/htmlvideoelement/1631880-poster
---

# poster

The URI address of an image file that is shown when no video data is available.

## Declaration

```data
attribute USVString poster;
```

## Discussion

Discussion When a video element is paused and the current playback position is the first frame of video, the element represents either the frame of video corresponding to the current playback position or the poster frame, at the discretion of the user agent.

## See Also

### Getting and Setting Properties

- [width](webkitjs/htmlvideoelement/1631245-width.md)
- [height](webkitjs/htmlvideoelement/1633722-height.md)