HTML Tag Reference - HTML tag <audio>

The <audio> element embeds audio content into an HTML document. You specify the audio source using the src attribute.

Browser compatibility


`<audio>`	Yes	9.0	Yes	Yes	Yes

What's new in HTML5

The <audio> tag is new in HTML5.

Attribute

autoplay: Value autoplay makes audio start playing as soon as it is ready
controls: audio controls should be displayed such as a play/pause button.
loop: loop the audio
muted: Value muted mutes the audio
preload: Possible values:auto|metadata|none. When to load the audio when the page loads
src: the URL of the audio file

Global Attributes

The <audio> tag supports the Global Attributes in HTML.

Event Attributes

The <audio> tag supports the Event Attributes in HTML.

Default CSS Settings

None.

Example

The following HTML code uses audio tag to include a mp3 format audio file into a HTML document

<!DOCTYPE HTML>
<html>
<body>
      <audio controls src="mytrack.mp3" autoplay> Audio content
            cannot be played
      </audio>
</body>
</html>

Provide Multiple Audio Formats

The following examples show how to use the source element to provide multiple audio formats.

<!DOCTYPE HTML>
<html>
<body>
      <audio controls autoplay>
            <source src="mytrack.ogg" />
            <source src="mytrack.mp3" />
            <source src="mytrack.wav" />
            Audio content cannot be played
      </audio>
</body>
</html>