HTML audio Tag: Main Tips
- The HTML
<audio>element embeds sound content into web pages. - The closing tag for the HTML
<audio>tag has to be included. - It is possible to list multiple sources of the sound content to guarantee that the audio works for the majority of visitors.
Use of audio
The HTML <audio> element adds audio content to web pages.
Remember: the HTML <audio> tag supports the following file formats - mp3, wav and ogg.
Example
<audio controls>
<source src="bitdegree.org/learn/I_Cactus_-_05_-_ruby_cactus.mp3" type="audio/mpeg"">
<p>If audio does not start, the <audio> HTML element is not supported in your browser.</p>
</audio>Note: the text inside the HTML audio tags will be visible only if the browser does not support the audio element.
Attributes for audio
autoplay
autoplay specifies whether the audio should play automatically after a web page loads.
Example
<audio controls autoplay>
<source src="https://cdn.bitdegree.org/learn/I_Cactus_-_05_-_ruby_cactus.mp3?raw=true" type="audio/mpeg">
<source src="https://cdn.bitdegree.org/learn/I_Cactus_-_05_-_ruby_cactus.wav?raw=true" type="audio/wav">
<source src="https://cdn.bitdegree.org/learn/I_Cactus_-_05_-_ruby_cactus.ogg?raw=true" type="audio/ogg">
<p>If audio does not start, the <audio> HTML element is not supported in your browser.</p>
</audio>controls
HTML audio controls indicate whether the audio player should have control buttons (play, pause, volume, etc.).
Example
<audio controls>
<source src="https://cdn.bitdegree.org/learn/I_Cactus_-_05_-_ruby_cactus.mp3?raw=true" type="audio/mpeg">
<source src="https://cdn.bitdegree.org/learn/I_Cactus_-_05_-_ruby_cactus.wav?raw=true" type="audio/wav">
<source src="https://cdn.bitdegree.org/learn/I_Cactus_-_05_-_ruby_cactus.ogg?raw=true" type="audio/ogg">
<p>If audio does not start, the <audio> HTML element is not supported in your browser.</p>
</audio>loop
loop specifies whether the audio will start over again after it ends.
Example
<audio controls loop>
<source src="https://cdn.bitdegree.org/learn/I_Cactus_-_05_-_ruby_cactus.mp3?raw=true" type="audio/mpeg">
<source src="https://cdn.bitdegree.org/learn/I_Cactus_-_05_-_ruby_cactus.wav?raw=true" type="audio/wav">
<source src="https://cdn.bitdegree.org/learn/I_Cactus_-_05_-_ruby_cactus.ogg?raw=true" type="audio/ogg">
<p>If audio does not start, the <audio> HTML element is not supported in your browser.</p>
</audio>muted
muted indicates whether the audio should be muted after it loads.
Example
<audio controls muted>
<source src="https://cdn.bitdegree.org/learn/I_Cactus_-_05_-_ruby_cactus.mp3?raw=true" type="audio/mpeg">
<source src="https://cdn.bitdegree.org/learn/I_Cactus_-_05_-_ruby_cactus.wav?raw=true" type="audio/wav">
<source src="https://cdn.bitdegree.org/learn/I_Cactus_-_05_-_ruby_cactus.ogg?raw=true" type="audio/ogg">
<p>If audio does not start, the <audio> HTML element is not supported in your browser.</p>
</audio>preload
preload requires a specific preload behavior from the browser. Possible values are the following:
nonespecifies that the audio should not be preloaded.metadataspecifies that only the metadata (length) is retrieved.autospecifies that the audio can be downloaded.
Example
<audio controls preload="none">
<source src="https://cdn.bitdegree.org/learn/I_Cactus_-_05_-_ruby_cactus.mp3?raw=true" type="audio/mpeg">
<source src="https://cdn.bitdegree.org/learn/I_Cactus_-_05_-_ruby_cactus.wav?raw=true" type="audio/wav">
<source src="https://cdn.bitdegree.org/learn/I_Cactus_-_05_-_ruby_cactus.ogg?raw=true" type="audio/ogg">
<p>If audio does not start, the <audio> HTML element is not supported in your browser.</p>
</audio>src
src indicates the URL source of the audio file.
Example
<audio src="https://cdn.bitdegree.org/learn/I_Cactus_-_05_-_ruby_cactus.mp3?raw=true" controls>
<p>If audio does not start, the <audio> HTML element is not supported in your browser.</p>
</audio>Browser support
Chrome
3+
Edge
All
Firefox
3.5+
IE
9+
Opera
10.5+
Safari
3.1+
Mobile browser support
Chrome
18+
Firefox
4+
Opera
All
Safari
All