Embedding Audio and Video in HTML
Explore how to embed audio and video content in HTML web pages using the audio and video tags with multiple source formats for compatibility. Understand how to add playback controls, subtitles with the track tag, and embed external videos using iframe. This lesson equips you to make multimedia elements interactive and accessible on your websites.
Multimedia elements like audio and video enrich web pages, making them more engaging and interactive. HTML5 introduced simplified tags to embed these elements without relying on external plugins.
Using the <audio> tag
The <audio> tag embeds sound into our web page.
<audio src="audio-file.mp3" controls>Your browser does not support the audio element.</audio>
Here is a brief explanation of the above syntax:
<audio>: The container for audio content.src: Specifies the path to the audio file.controls: Adds playback controls (play, pause, volume).Fallback text: The text inside the
<audio>tag displays if the browser doesn’t support it. ... ... ...