# How to add a video to your email?
## 1. Create the block
Once you have finished the structure of your email, you can add **Blocks** to define the content of each part of your email. On the left, select **Video** and add it to your email:
## 2. Link the video
You can choose between **2 ways** to include videos in your emails.
### Add the URL link to the video
It is the safest way to broadcast videos because it works perfectly with all email clients and on all devices.
{% hint style="info" %}
The video is not in the email, your users will be redirected following the URL link in their web browser.
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Click on the **Video** block to open the settings panel on the right side of the screen and there, paste the link to your video. Our system will automatically fill in the **Alternate text** field but you can change it as you want:
You can now custom some parts such as:
* The color of the **Play button**
* The **thumbnail** image (the preview image of the video) through the **Custom Thumbnail** button
* The **alignment** and the **size** of the preview
### Embed video
The embedded video is played directly in e-mails. Recipients don't have to access another website to view it.
{% hint style="danger" %}
Embedded videos are **only supported by Apple Mail** (native iOS messaging), **Thunderbird**, and **Outlook for Mac**.
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You need to change the **Video** block to the **HTML** one to custom the code of the video:
Once the HTML block is in place, click on **Insert elements with custom code** to open the code editor screen:
Here, you can use the following piece of code and customize it as you please:
```
Show more
```
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The part of the code after "**fallback**" is intended for recipients whose devices and email clients do not support this interactivity. They are redirected to YouTube, Vimeo, or any other video hosting site.
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That's it! You now know everything about video in our Email Composer :sparkles:
