The <audio> Element

New in HTML5Image and Multimedia

Add audio that can be viewed with an HTML5 enabled browser without the use of plug-ins.

Attributes for <audio>

Type	Attribute List
'Standard' Attributes	"autoplay", "controls", "crossorigin", "loop", "mediagroup", "muted", "preload", and "src"

Browser Compatibility Notes

• Consider providing fallback for older browsers by using a Flash <object> element within the <audio> element. The <object> element (if in a <audio> element) will be ignored in browsers that support the <audio> element.

Recommended Links

• CanIUse.com: Search <audio> (browser compatibility information)
• CanIEmail.com: Search <audio> (email client compatibility information)
• HTML5 (WHATWG): audio element
• MDN: <audio>
• SVG 2: <audio>
• Quackit: HTML <audio> tag

Search Engine Links (for more information)

• Bing "audio element"
• Google "audio element"