bgSound
Summary
The bgsound element (<bgsound>) instructs the browser to load and play a sound file while the user is on that page. Don’t use it. Use the audio element instead.
Overview Table
Examples
If you want to use sound, please use the audio element:
<audio autoplay id="bgsound">
<source src="http://media.w3.org/2010/07/bunny/04-Death_Becomes_Fur.mp4"
type="audio/mp4">
<source src="http://media.w3.org/2010/07/bunny/04-Death_Becomes_Fur.oga"
type="audio/ogg; codecs=vorbis">
<p>Your user agent does not support the HTML5 Audio element.</p>
</audio>
<button type="button"
onclick="document.getElementById('bgsound').pause();">
Stop background sound
</button>
Notes
Remarks
The <bgSound>
element can appear anywhere within the document. This element is not rendered. This element does not require a closing tag. Do not use it! In HTML5 the <bgSound>
is described as “non-conforming feature”.
Standards information
There are no standards that apply here.
HTML information
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See also
Related articles
Audio
bgSound
Attributions
Microsoft Developer Network: [Windows Internet Explorer API reference Article]