The <bgsound> Element

AVOIDObsolete

The <bgsound> element is an old, non-standard Internet Explorer element used to play sound when a page loads. It should no longer be used. To embed audio, use the HTML5 <audio> element instead.

Attributes for <bgsound>

Type	Attribute List
'Standard' Attributes	(none)

Recommended Links

• CanIUse.com: Search <bgsound> (browser compatibility information)
• CanIEmail.com: Search <bgsound> (email client compatibility information)
• HTML5 (WHATWG): bgsound element (Obsolete)
• MDN: <bgsound>

Search Engine Links (for more information)

• Bing "bgsound element"
• Google "bgsound element"