HTML Audio

<audio> element is used to play an audio file on a web page.

To play an audio file in HTML, use the <audio> element:

<audio controls>

Your browser does not support the audio element. </audio>

The controls attribute adds audio controls, like play, pause, and volume.

<source> element allows you to specify alternative audio files which the browser may choose from. The browser will use the first recognized format.

<audio> and </audio> tags will only be displayed in browsers that do not support the <audio> element.

To start an audio file automatically, use the autoplay attribute:

<audio controls autoplay>

Your browser does not support the audio element. </audio>

Chromium browsers do not allow autoplay in most cases. However, muted autoplay is always allowed. Add muted after autoplay to let your audio file start playing automatically (but muted):

<audio controls autoplay muted>

Your browser does not support the audio element. </audio>

The numbers in the table specify the first browser version that fully supports the <audio> element.

<audio> 4.0 9.0 3.5 4.0 10.5

There are three supported audio formats: MP3, WAV, and OGG. The browser support for the different formats is:

YES* YES*

NO