Online video playing method and device

The invention relates to the technical field of mobile terminals and provides an online video playing method and device. The method comprises, when an instruction for access to a video link on a webpage is detected, scanning the code of the webpage; determining whether the code of the webpage contains a browser playing function, which is used for generating a playing window in a preset size inside a browser to achieve video playing; if so, obtaining video content corresponding to the video link from a server pointed to by the video link; calling the browser playing function to generate the playing window in the preset size inside the browser, and playing the video content inside the playing window in the preset size. According to the online video playing method and device, online videos do not need to be played by being switched to the local player of a mobile terminal, so that the webpage browsing efficiency on the mobile terminal can be greatly improved.