Video Thumbnail

A video thumbnail that can be used to help lazy load a video, or show a video in carousel navigation.

A video thumbnail showing a set of generators in the driveway of a house
<div class="FlexEmbed">
  <div class="FlexEmbed-ratio FlexEmbed-ratio--16by9"></div>

  <div>

    <img class="FlexEmbed-content"
          src="/images/prototypes/tcs/GeneratorFamily.jpg"
          alt="A video thumbnail showing a set of generators in the driveway of a house">

    <div class="FlexEmbed-content FlexEmbed-content--overlay">
      <svg width="26" height="26" viewBox="0 0 512 512" aria-hidden="true" class="FlexEmbed-icon ">
        <path d="M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8zm115.7 272l-176 101c-15.8 8.8-35.7-2.5-35.7-21V152c0-18.4 19.8-29.8 35.7-21l176 107c16.4 9.2 16.4 32.9 0 42z" />
      </svg>

    </div>
  </div>
</div>

Video thumbnails can be made interactive by wrapping the icon content in a link, adding the FlexEmbed-icon--interactive class to icons, and including u-hiddenVisually screen reader text.

<div class="FlexEmbed">
  <div class="FlexEmbed-ratio FlexEmbed-ratio--16by9"></div>

  <a
      href="#"
      >

      <img class="FlexEmbed-content"
          src="/images/prototypes/tcs/GeneratorFamily.jpg"
          alt="A video thumbnail showing a set of generators in the driveway of a house">
    
      <div class="FlexEmbed-content FlexEmbed-content--overlay">
        <svg width="26" height="26" viewBox="0 0 512 512" aria-hidden="true" class="FlexEmbed-icon FlexEmbed-icon--interactive">
      <path d="M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8zm115.7 272l-176 101c-15.8 8.8-35.7-2.5-35.7-21V152c0-18.4 19.8-29.8 35.7-21l176 107c16.4 9.2 16.4 32.9 0 42z"/>
    </svg>
    
          <span class="u-hiddenVisually">Play Video</span>
      </div>
    </a>
</div>

The inner FlexEmbed-content of a thumbnail can also be embedded into other FlexEmbeds to build more complex experiences.