How do I enable fullscreen mode for a YouTube video embed?

Jan 12

To enable fullscreen mode for an embedded YouTube video, you need to include specific attributes in the </strong></code> tag of your embed code. Here’s how to do it effectively:</p><h3 style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Steps to Enable Fullscreen Mode</h3><ol data-rte-list="default"><li><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"><strong mlms_t="true">Utilisez le </strong><code><strong>allowfullscreen</strong></code><strong> Attribute</strong>: This attribute must be added directly to the <code><strong><iframe></strong></code> tag to allow the video to enter fullscreen mode.</p></li><li><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"><strong>Add the </strong><code><strong>allow</strong></code><strong> Attribute</strong>: Additionally, including <code><strong>fullscreen</strong></code> in the <code><strong>allow</strong></code> attribute is recommended for broader compatibility across different browsers.</p></li></ol><h3 style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Example Embed Code</h3><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Here’s a sample code snippet that demonstrates how to set this up:</p></div> <style id="container-styles">#block-1f93f856d82f3a79ab9e { --stroke-style: none;--stroke-thickness: 6px; } #block-1f93f856d82f3a79ab9e .sqs-html-content { --tweak-text-block-padding: 6% 6% 6% 6%; --tweak-text-block-padding: initial; } #block-1f93f856d82f3a79ab9e { mix-blend-mode: var(--tweak-text-block-blend ); border-radius: var(--tweak-text-block-radius); } #block-1f93f856d82f3a79ab9e { --tweak-text-block-radius: 0px 0px 0px 0px; } #block-1f93f856d82f3a79ab9e { } </style> <style id="override-container-styles"> @media screen and (max-width: 767px) { #block-1f93f856d82f3a79ab9e { } } @media screen and (max-width: 767px) { #block-1f93f856d82f3a79ab9e .sqs-html-content { } } @media screen and (max-width: 767px) { }</style> <style class="transform-overrides-vars"> </style> </div> </div></div><div class="sqs-block website-component-block sqs-block-website-component sqs-block-code code-block" data-block-css="["https://definitions.sqspcdn.com/website-component-definition/static-assets/website.components.code/81c13598-2662-4617-ae7d-1122db7f84d7_907/website.components.code.styles.css"]" data-block-scripts="["https://definitions.sqspcdn.com/website-component-definition/static-assets/website.components.code/81c13598-2662-4617-ae7d-1122db7f84d7_907/website.components.code.visitor.js"]" data-block-type="1337" data-definition-name="website.components.code" data-sqsp-block="code" data-website-component-id="yui_3_17_2_2_1736683469098_2457" id="block-yui_3_17_2_2_1736683469098_2457"><div class="sqs-block-content"> <div class="sqs-code-container" > <pre class="source-code"><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/VIDEO_ID" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; fullscreen" allowfullscreen>


  
  Important Notes
If you encounter issues with fullscreen not working, double-check that there are no conflicting parameters in the URL, such as &fs=0, which disables fullscreen functionality
When fullscreen feature is enable, you can see a fullscreen control in the Youtube embed player on your website
Use Beyondspace Youtube Embed code generator to quickly enable/disable fullscreen feature of Youtube embed code without edit the code directly. 
Place the Youtube video URL to the Video URL input
In Player Options, toggle Disable Fullscreen to disable/enable fullscreen feature
Click Generator Code to create the embed code



          

          
          
            
              
  
    
      
    
  
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