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Using the <audio> Element

The <audio> element is an HTML 5 element, unknown to HTML 4, but it works in new browsers.

Example

<audio controls="controls">
  <source src="song.mp3" type="audio/mpeg" />
  <source src="song.ogg" type="audio/ogg" />
Your browser does not support this audio
</audio> The example above uses an Ogg file, to make it work in Firefox, Opera and Chrome. To make the audio work in Internet Explorer and Safari, a file of the type MP3 is added.
Currently, there are 3 main formats for the audio element:
Format IE 9 Firefox 3.5 Opera 10.5 Chrome 3.0 Safari 3.0
Ogg Vorbis No Yes Yes Yes No
MP3 Yes No No Yes Yes
Wav No Yes Yes Yes Yes
Problems:
  • You must convert your videos to many different formats.
  • The <audio> element does not work in older browsers.
  • The <audio> element does not validate in HTML 4 and XHTML.

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