Author thinks that the sound should NOT be loaded when the page loads:
The preload attribute specifies if and how the author thinks that the audio file should be loaded when the page loads.
The preload attribute allows the author to provide a hint to the browser about what he/she thinks will lead to the best user experience. This attribute may be ignored in some instances.
Note: The preload attribute is ignored if autoplay is present.
The numbers in the table specify the first browser version that fully supports the attribute.
Attribute | |||||
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preload | 4.0 | 9.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 10.5 |
The <audio> tag is new in HTML5.
Value | Description |
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auto | The author thinks that the browser should load the entire audio file when the page loads |
metadata | The author thinks that the browser should load only metadata when the page loads |
none | The author thinks that the browser should NOT load the audio file when the page loads |