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<audio>

Widely available since 2018-01-29
Tags: api html Groups: HTML > Media elements HTML > HTML elements

The <audio> element plays sound such as audio effects or music, optionally with controls provided by the browser.

Specifications

Browser support (view on caniuse.com)

  • Chrome 3 Released on 2009-09-15
  • Chrome Android 18 Released on 2012-06-27
  • Edge 12 Released on 2015-07-29
  • Firefox 3.5 Released on 2009-06-30
  • Firefox for Android 4 Released on 2011-03-29
  • Safari 3.1 Released on 2008-03-18
  • Safari on iOS 3 Released on 2009-06-17