How to stop my on-page video from starting on refresh?

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The third video on my page, https://mindbluff.com/empathy-videos.htm, often plays unexpectedly when the page loads. The other videos work fine.

Here is my code (without brackets)

embed SRC="x-bookmark.mp4" WIDTH="450" HEIGHT="550" AUTOPLAY="false" controls preload="none" CONTROLLER="true" LOOP="false"

I know the basics of web design using html, but not much using CSS. Is there a simple fix (preferably using html) to the above code?
 
The third video on my page, https://mindbluff.com/empathy-videos.htm, often plays unexpectedly when the page loads. The other videos work fine.

Here is my code (without brackets)

embed SRC="x-bookmark.mp4" WIDTH="450" HEIGHT="550" AUTOPLAY="false" controls preload="none" CONTROLLER="true" LOOP="false"

I know the basics of web design using html, but not much using CSS. Is there a simple fix (preferably using html) to the above code?

Problem solved using Google search AI.
 
Problem solved using Google search AI.
Would you mind sharing what the solution was? Been struggling with this exact issue on my site for over a week now and would really appreciate knowing what worked for you.
 

If your video starts automatically after a page refresh, it’s usually because of the autoplay attribute, JavaScript, or the browser remembering playback state.​

 
It's not paying when I open the page, seems fine to me:

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Would you mind sharing what the solution was? Been struggling with this exact issue on my site for over a week now and would really appreciate knowing what worked for you.
 
Sorry I just revisited this forum today.

The code was:

<video width="450" height="550" controls preload="none" controls poster="gratitude1.jpg">
<source src="x-bookmark.mp4" type="video/mp4">
Your browser does not support the video tag.
</video>
 
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