In this section, we will learn what src attribute is and how it works.

What is src Attribute in HTML audio Tag?

The HTML <audio> element on its own doesn’t do much if we don’t provide it with an audio file to work with.

We can set an audio file for the HTML <audio> element with the help of the `src` attribute.

Basically, the value of this attribute is the URL address of the target audio file that we want to display on our audio player.

Note: using the src attribute we can only pick one audio format and that might not be supported by all browsers! For these reasons, developers usually use HTML <source> element instead, which allows them to set multiple formats of the same audio file!

HTML src Attribute in audio Tag Syntax:

<audio src = "audio-file-address"> </audio>

audio Tag src Attribute Values

The src attribute takes a string value, which is the URL of the target audio file that we want to be played on the webpage.

Example: using src attribute in HTML audio tag

See the Pen using src attribute in HTML audio tag by Omid Dehghan (@odchan1) on CodePen.