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

HTML

<audio controls><source src="audio/chime.mp3" type="audio/mpeg">Sorry your browser does not support the audio tag.</audio>

Result

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.