[Webkit-unassigned] [Bug 211886] New: <video> won’t play when Javascript is disabled

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https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=211886

            Bug ID: 211886
           Summary: <video> won’t play when Javascript is disabled
           Product: WebKit
           Version: Safari Technology Preview
          Hardware: Macintosh
                OS: macOS 10.15
            Status: NEW
          Severity: Normal
          Priority: P2
         Component: New Bugs
          Assignee: webkit-unassigned at lists.webkit.org
          Reporter: me at danielpietzsch.com

When you have Javascript disabled in Safari, HTML5 video (via the <video> tag) will not play. And the usual “Play”-button often shows a square image instead of a triangle (not always, though). I would have expected for videos to be playable, though, as I have not added any JS myself.
(You can still start the video via context menu and “Picture-In-Picture”, though.)

You can try on any page that displays videos using a <video> tag.

Both on latest Firefox and Chrome, video is playable when Javascript is disabled.

Overall, I’m not quite sure whether this is a bug or a feature. But given the square “Play” button and no hint that JS has to be enabled, I think it’s the former in one way or another.

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