Creating a time marker that skips to a specific time in the video can be very useful. It is a great way to quickly show anyone your favorite portion of a YouTube video without making them watch the whole thing. In this example link, the video automatically opens at the 42-second mark.

To create a link to a video that doesn’t start at the beginning, follow the instructions below.

  • Open any YouTube video and pause it at the time you want the video to start.
  • Right-click the video and select Copy video URL at current time from the drop-down menu (shown in the image to the right).
  • Once the video URL is copied, you can paste it into any e-mail message or web page.
  • See our hyperlink and YouTube definitions for further information and related links on these terms.