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HTML Media

Audio Tag

The <audio> tag plays sound: music, podcasts or lesson recordings.

Syntax:

<audio controls>
  <source src="lesson.mp3" type="audio/mpeg">
  <source src="lesson.ogg" type="audio/ogg">
  Your browser does not support audio.
</audio>
AttributePurpose
controlsShows play, pause, volume and timeline.
autoplayStarts automatically (most browsers block this unless muted).
loopRepeats forever.
mutedStarts with no sound.
preloadnone, metadata or auto: how much to load in advance.