HTML controls Attribute

Example

<audio controls>
	<source src="audio/demo.mp3" type="audio/mpeg">
	<source src="audio/demo.ogg" type="audio/ogg">
	Your browser does not support the audio tag.
</audio>

Meaning

The controls attribute is specifies whether or not the browser should present the controls for audio/video elements, such as playback, pause, volume, and seeking.

Standard Syntax

HTML: <element controls>

XHTML: <element controls="controls">

Browser Support

Status

Applies to:

The controls attribute can be used on the following element:

Element	Attribute
<audio>	controls
<video>	controls

Attribute Values

Value	Description
controls	This is a boolean attribute, the presence of a boolean attribute on an element represents the true value, and the absence of the attribute represents the false value.

More Examples

Example

<video width="340" height="260" controls>
	<source src="demo/video.mp4" type="video/mp4">
	<source src="demo/video.webm" type="video/webm">
	Your browser does not support the video tag.
</video>

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