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HTML Audio Tag
The HTML5 <audio> tag is used to embed audio in a web page.
It's attributes works pretty similar to that of video tag. Not all browsers support all audio formats so, the audio file is encoded using special codecs. It is recommended to use .mp3 file format as it is the most popular audio format globally.
Example to play mp3 file using audio tag in HTML:
Example
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<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8">
<title> HTML Audio Tag </title>
</head>
<body>
<audio controls>
<source src="html-audio.ogg" type="audio/ogg">
<source src="html-audio.mp3" type="audio/mpeg">
Your browser does not support the audio element.
</audio>
</body>
</html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8">
<title> HTML Audio Tag </title>
</head>
<body>
<audio controls>
<source src="html-audio.ogg" type="audio/ogg">
<source src="html-audio.mp3" type="audio/mpeg">
Your browser does not support the audio element.
</audio>
</body>
</html>
Output
How it Works ?
The controls attribute in audio adds 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 if the <audio> element are not support.
HTML Audio Formats
| Audio File Format | Media Type |
|---|---|
| .mp3 | audio/mp3 |
| .ogg | audio/ogg |
| .wav | audio/wav |
Link Audio Files
Example
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<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8">
<title> Linking Audio Files </title>
</head>
<body>
<p><a href="html-audio.mp3" width="200px" height="50px"> Audio 1 </a></p>
<p><a href="html-audio.ogg" width="200px" height="50px"> Audio 2 </a></p>
</body>
</html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8">
<title> Linking Audio Files </title>
</head>
<body>
<p><a href="html-audio.mp3" width="200px" height="50px"> Audio 1 </a></p>
<p><a href="html-audio.ogg" width="200px" height="50px"> Audio 2 </a></p>
</body>
</html>
Output
HTML5 Audio Attributes
| Tags | Description |
|---|---|
controls |
It defines the audio controls with play/pause buttons. |
autoplay |
It specifies that the audio will start playing as soon as it is ready. |
loop |
It specifies that the audio file will start over again, every time when it is completed. |
muted |
It is used to mute the audio output. |
preload |
It specifies the author view to upload audio file when the page loads. It is ignored if autoplay is used. |
src |
It specifies the address of the audio file. |
Browser Support
 Edge |
 Chrome |
 Firefox |
 Opera |
 Safari |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
.mp3 |
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.ogg |
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.WebM |
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