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HTML autoplay Attribute

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The HTML autoplay Attribute, a boolean attribute, enables audio or video elements to start playing automatically when the page loads, providing seamless playback without interruption.

Syntax: 

<element autoplay> 

Supported Elements

It can be used with <audio> and <video> elements. 

ElementDescription
<audio>Embeds audio content in a webpage.
<video>Embeds video content in a webpage.

HTML Video autoplay Code Example

In this example we demonstrates the use of the autoplay attribute for the <video> element, enabling automatic playback of the video when the page loads.

html
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>

<head>
    <title>
        HTML video autoplay Attribute
    </title>
</head>

<body>
    <center>
        <h3>HTML video autoplay Attribute</h3>
        <video width="400" height="200" controls autoplay>
            <source src=
"https://media.geeksforgeeks.org/wp-content/uploads/20190616234019/Canvas.move_.mp4"
                type="video/mp4" />
            <source src=
"https://media.geeksforgeeks.org/wp-content/uploads/20190616234019/Canvas.move_.ogg"
                type="video/ogg" />
        </video>
    </center>
</body>

</html>

Output: 

VideoautoPlay
HTML video autoplay Attribute example output


HTML Audio autoplay Code Example

In this example we demonstrates the use of the autoplay attribute for the <audio> element, enabling automatic playback of the audio when the page loads.

html
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>

<head>
    <title>
        HTML audio autoplay Attribute
    </title>
</head>

<body>
    <h2>HTML audio autoplay Attribute</h2>
    <audio controls autoplay>
        <source src=
"https://media.geeksforgeeks.org/wp-content/uploads/20190531165842/Recording1514.ogg"
            type="audio/ogg" />
        <source src=
"https://media.geeksforgeeks.org/wp-content/uploads/20190531165842/Recording1514.mp3"
            type=" audio/mpeg " />
    </audio>
</body>

</html>

Output: 

audioautoPlay

Supported Browsers: The browser supported by HTML autoplay attributes are listed below: 


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