# FLV playback in webpage

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flv-playback-in-webpage/199988>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [September 7, 2006, 7:46pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flv-playback-in-webpage/199988 "2006-09-07T19:46:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![zimbot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/9e8a1a/32.png) [@zimbot](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/zimbot)\
**Post date:** [September 7, 2006, 7:46pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flv-playback-in-webpage/199988/1 "2006-09-07T19:46:42Z")

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Is it possible to embed and play a file.flv in a webpage without haveing the file.flv inside a swf.?

If so how?

I have always used a swf with an flv inside it or called from it - but I have heard that you can embed a file.flv right in html.

so what player is used?