Is there a way to incorporate YouTube videos into GitHub wiki documentation?

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Hey everyone! I’m new to working with markup and I’m trying to make the wiki pages for my package look good as a help manual. I know how to add YouTube video links, but I’m wondering if it’s possible to actually embed the videos in the page.

I tried using some HTML code I found online, but it didn’t work when I saved the page. Here’s what I tried:

<div class="video-container">
  <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/dQw4w9WgXcQ" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
</div>

Can anyone tell me if it’s even possible to embed YouTube videos in GitHub wiki pages? If it is, how do I do it? I’d really appreciate any help or advice you can give me. Thanks!

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I’ve been working with GitHub wikis for a while now, and unfortunately, embedding YouTube videos directly isn’t possible because GitHub’s wiki system uses a restricted markup language that doesn’t allow for iframe embeds or complex HTML. Instead of embedding the video, consider creating a clickable thumbnail that links to it. For example, you could upload a screenshot of the video to your wiki and then use that image as a hyperlink to the YouTube video. The markdown for doing this is:

Video Title

Although this method doesn’t embed the video directly, it remains the best workaround available.