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HTML Audio

The html <audio> element is used to define sounds such as music and other audio clips. It plays an audio file on a web page. Currently there are three supported file format for HTML 5 audio tag.

  1. mp3
  2. wav
  3. ogg

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Example:-

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HTML Audio - Media Types

File Format Media Type
MP3 audio/mpeg
OGG audio/ogg
WAV audio/wav

Tag-Specific Attributes

The following table shows the attributes that are specific to the <audio> tag.

Attribute Description
autoplay This Boolean attribute specifies that the audio will automatically start playing as soon as it can do so without stopping to finish loading the data.
controls If specified, the browsers will display controls to allow the user to control audio playback, such as play/pause, volume, etc.
loop This Boolean attribute specifies that the audio will automatically start over again, upon reaching the end.
muted This Boolean attribute specifies whether the audio will be initially silenced. The default value is false, meaning that the audio will be played.
preload Provides a hint to the browser about whether to download of the audio itself or its metadata. The autoplay attribute can override this attribute, because if you want to automatically play a audio, the browser will obviously need to download it.
src Specifies the location of the audio file. Alternatively, you can use the preferred source tag as it allows for multiple options.
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