Scribd
Upload
6 views5 pages

Media Audio HTML

Uploaded by

captainricardus
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
6 views5 pages

Media Audio HTML

Uploaded by

captainricardus
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
You are on page 1/ 5

HTML Audio

❮ PreviousNext ❯

The HTML <audio> element is used to play an audio file on a web page.

The HTML <audio> Element


To play an audio file in HTML, use the <audio> element:

Example
<audio controls>
<source src="horse.ogg" type="audio/ogg">
<source src="horse.mp3" type="audio/mpeg">
Your browser does not support the audio element.
</audio>
Try it Yourself »

HTML Audio - How It Works


The controls attribute adds audio controls, like play, pause, and volume.

The <source> element allows you to specify alternative audio files which the
browser may choose from. The browser will use the first recognized format.

The text between the <audio> and </audio> tags will only be displayed in
browsers that do not support the <audio> element.

HTML <audio> Autoplay


To start an audio file automatically, use the autoplay attribute:

Example
<audio controls autoplay>
<source src="horse.ogg" type="audio/ogg">
<source src="horse.mp3" type="audio/mpeg">
Your browser does not support the audio element.
</audio>
Try it Yourself »
Note: Chromium browsers do not allow autoplay in most cases. However,
muted autoplay is always allowed.

Add muted after autoplay to let your audio file start playing automatically (but
muted):

Example
<audio controls autoplay muted>
<source src="horse.ogg" type="audio/ogg">
<source src="horse.mp3" type="audio/mpeg">
Your browser does not support the audio element.
</audio>
Try it Yourself »

Browser Support
The numbers in the table specify the first browser version that fully supports
the <audio> element.

Element

<audio> 4.0 9.0 3.5 4.0

ADVERTISEMENT
HTML Audio Formats
There are three supported audio formats: MP3, WAV, and OGG. The browser
support for the different formats is:

Browser MP3 WAV OGG

Edge/IE YES YES* YES*

Chrome YES YES YES

Firefox YES YES YES

Safari YES YES NO

Opera YES YES YES

*From Edge 79

HTML Audio - Media Types


File Format Media Type

MP3 audio/mpeg
OGG audio/ogg

WAV audio/wav

HTML Audio - Methods, Properties, and


Events
The HTML DOM defines methods, properties, and events for
the <audio> element.

This allows you to load, play, and pause audios, as well as set duration and
volume.

There are also DOM events that can notify you when an audio begins to play, is
paused, etc.

For a full DOM reference, go to our HTML Audio/Video DOM Reference.

HTML Audio Tags


Tag Description

<audio> Defines sound content

<source> Defines multiple media resources for media elements, such as <video> a
<audio>
❮ PreviousNext ❯

You might also like