HTML <audio> autoplay Attribute
Example
An audio file that will automatically start playing:
<audio controls autoplay>
<source src="horse.ogg" type="audio/ogg">
<source src="horse.mp3" type="audio/mpeg">
Your browser does not support the audio element.
</audio>
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Definition and Usage
The autoplay attribute is a boolean attribute.
When present, the audio will automatically start playing as soon as it can do so without stopping.
Note: Chromium browsers do not allow autoplay in most cases. However, muted autoplay is always allowed.
Add muted after
autoplay to let your audio file start playing automatically (but muted).
Browser Support
The numbers in the table specify the first browser version that fully supports the attribute.
| Attribute | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| autoplay | 4.0 | 9.0 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 11.5 |
Syntax
<audio autoplay>
❮ HTML <audio> tag
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