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HTML audio tag introduced in HTML 5. This tag is used to add all audio files to the HTML page. This audio tag also adds audio controls like play, volume, pause, etc. In audio tag
Browsers and allowed formats:
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MP3 | WAV
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OGG |
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Edge/IE |
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NO | NO |
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Chrome | YES |
YES | YES |
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Firefox | YES |
YES | YES |
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Safari | YES | YES |
NO |
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Opera |
YES |
YES |
<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <meta charset="ISO-8859-1"> <title>Audio Tag</title> <style type="text/css"> h1 { color: red; text-align: center; } p { color: green; font-size: 20px; border: 2px dotted brown; } </style> </head> <body> <h1>Audio Tag Introduction</h1> <p>HTML audio tag introduced in HTML 5. This tag is used to add all audio files to the HTML page. This audio tag also adds audio controls like play, volume, pause etc. In audio tag source element is used for choose alternative audio files which browser is choosing, browser is always choose first recognized format. We can also add text between audio and /audio tag but it is not performing audio functionality, it is just act as plain text.</p> <h1>MP3 Audio Demo from online source</h1> <audio controls> <source src="https://file-examples.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/file_example_MP3_700KB.mp3" type="audio/mpeg"> </audio> </body> </html>YES |
Audio formats and media type:
File Format |
Media Type |
<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <meta charset="ISO-8859-1"> <title>Audio Tag</title> <style type="text/css"> h1 { color: green; text-align: center; } p { color: blue; font-size: 20px; border: 2px solid orange; } </style> </head> <body> <h1>Audio Tag Introduction</h1> <p>HTML audio tag introduced in HTML 5. This tag is used to add all audio files to the HTML page. This audio tag also adds audio controls like play, volume, pause etc. In audio tag source element is used for choose alternative audio files which browser is choosing, browser is always choose first recognized format. We can also add text between audio and /audio tag but it is not performing audio functionality, it is just act as plain text.</p> <h1>WAV Audio Demo from online source</h1> <audio controls> <source src="https://file-examples.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/file_example_WAV_1MG.wav" type="audio/wav"> </audio> </body> </html>MP3 |
audio/mpeg |
OGG | audio/ogg |
WAV |
audio/wav |
<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <meta charset="ISO-8859-1"> <title>Audio Tag</title> <style type="text/css"> h1 { color: blue; text-align: center; } p { color: fuchsia; font-size: 20px; border: 2px dashed red; } </style> </head> <body> <h1>Audio Tag Introduction</h1> <p>HTML audio tag introduced in HTML 5. This tag is used to add all audio files to the HTML page. This audio tag also adds audio controls like play, volume, pause etc. In audio tag source element is used for choose alternative audio files which browser is choosing, browser is always choose first recognized format. We can also add text between audio and /audio tag but it is not performing audio functionality, it is just act as plain text.</p> <h1>OGG Audio Demo from online source</h1> <audio controls autoplay> <source src="https://file-examples.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/file_example_OOG_5MG.ogg" type="audio/ogg"> </audio> </body> </html>They are different attributes within the audio tag. This each attribute have their functionality to perform. Allowed attributes in