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<audio></audio>

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audio Description:

The audio tag represents a sound or audio stream.

This audio tag is a new tag in HTML 5.

DTD: HTML5: <!doctype html>

audio Web Browser Support:

Coming soon

audio Attributes:

Global attributes, event attributes and:
  • autobuffer
  • autoplay
  • controls
  • loop
  • src

audio End Tag:

required

audio Contents:

Alternative text for older browsers that do not support the audio tag.

Tags valid as content: Flow elements and phrasing elements plus character data

audio Usage:

Tags valid as container: Flow elements, Phrasing elements

audio Special Notes:

The content inside the audio tag is not meant to be fallback content for accessibility. To make audio content accessible you are expected to provide alternate media streams or transcriptions into your document.

More audio Information:

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