How to Embed YouTube Video Players on Facebook

You can embed YouTube video players on Facebook profiles and pages.

Facebook lets you share links to other Web pages on your personal profile or Facebook page. When you share a link to a specific YouTube video, Facebook automatically converts the link into a YouTube video player, which appears in your friends' news feeds as well as on your own profile. You and your friends can then press the triangular "Play" button on the video player to view its content. Alternatively, you can click the accompanying link to the video to view it on YouTube.

Instructions

1. Open a browser and navigate to the YouTube video you want to embed on Facebook.

2. Click inside the address bar of your browser. Hold down "Ctrl-A" yop select the whole URL, then hold down "Ctrl-C" to copy the URL to your clipboard.

3. Navigate to Facebook and log in with the email address and password registered to your Facebook account. Your Facebook news feed appears.

4. Click inside the status update box near the top of the page. Hold down "Ctrl-V" to paste the URL in the status update box.

5. Click the "Share" button to embed the YouTube video into your Facebook profile.

References

• Facebook Help Center: How Do I Share a Link to External Content (ex: YouTube Videos and Songs) on Facebook?