HTML <audio> Tag
Description
The <audio> HTML element adds, plays and controls the audio recording settings on a web page. The path to the file is specified through the src attribute or the nested <source> element. Inside the <audio> container, you can write text that will be displayed in browsers that do not work with this element.
Properties
- Permitted Parents
- Any element that accepts embedded content.
- Content
- <source>, <track> and text
- Start/End Tags
- Start tag: required, End tag: required
Example
<audio controls><source src="audio/chime.mp3" type="audio/mpeg">Sorry your browser does not support the audio tag.</audio>Attributes
| Attribute | Definition |
|---|---|
| autoplay | Specifies that the audio will start playing as soon as it is ready. |
| controls | Specifies that audio controls should be displayed (such as a play/pause button etc). . |
| loop | Specifies that the audio will start over again, every time it is finished. |
| muted | Specifies that the audio output should be muted. |
| preload | Specifies if and how the author thinks the audio should be loaded when the page loads. |
| src | Specifies the location of the audio file. Its value must be the URI of an audio file. |
Global Attributes
The <audio> tag also supports the Global Attributes in HTML5
Event Attributes
The <audio> tag also supports the Event Attributes in HTML5
Browser Support
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| 9 | 12 | 3 | 3.5 | 10.5 | 3.1 |
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| 3 | 18 | 4 | Yes | 3 | 1.0 |
Last updated by CSSPortal on: 6th December 2019
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