It used to be that one had to use javascript and third party plugins to play audio files within a webpage. With the new
This example tells the browsers 2 different audio formats. So the browser will choose the first audio format that it can work with. I also included the attribute "controls" that will display the audio player controls (Play, Pause and so on.) When listing more than one file type, it is best practice to include the type attribute, which tells the mime type of the file.
<audio controls="controls"> <source src="song.ogg" type="video/ogg" /> <source src="song.mp3" type="video/mp4" /> Your browser does not support the audio tag. </audio>
| Attribute | Value | Example |
| Audio | muted | audio="muted" |
| Autoplay | autoplay | autoplay="autoplay" |
| Controls | controls | controls="controls" |
| Loop | loop | loop="loop" |
| Preload | preload | preload="preload" |
| Src | url to video file | src="http://mysite.com/video.avi" |
| Type | define the mime type | type="audio/mp3" |
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