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<BGSOUND>

Specifies a sound file to use as a background sound.

Support:

HTML StandardInternet ExplorerNetscape Navigator
Not supported 2.0 and later Not supported
Notes:
  • Supported sound formats are .MIDI, .wav, and .au.
  • This is an Internet Explorer-only tag.
Attributes:
BALANCE = Integer
Adjusts the balance between the left and right speakers.

Support:

HTML StandardInternet ExplorerNetscape Navigator
Not supported 4.0 and later Not supported

Notes:

  • Use values between -10000 (left speaker only) and 10000 (right speaker only). The default value is 0 (balanced).

CLASS = "Text"
The style sheet class used by the tag.

Support:

HTML StandardInternet ExplorerNetscape Navigator
Not supported 4.0 and later Not supported

Notes:

  • You can specify two or more classes; be sure to separate each class name with a space.

DELAY = Positive integer
The number of seconds before the sound file starts.

Support:

HTML StandardInternet ExplorerNetscape Navigator
Not supported Not supported Not supported

Notes:

  • This attribute lived and died only with Mosaic 3.0.

ID = "Text"
An alphanumeric string that uniquely identifies the tag.

Support:

HTML StandardInternet ExplorerNetscape Navigator
Not supported 4.0 and later Not supported

Notes:

  • Although you can use letters and numbers for the ID, the first character must be a letter.

LANG = "Text"
The language used by the tag's attribute values and text content.

Support:

HTML StandardInternet ExplorerNetscape Navigator
Not supported 4.0 and later Not supported

LOOP = Positive integer
The number of times the sound file plays.

Support:

HTML StandardInternet ExplorerNetscape Navigator
Not supported 2.0 and later Not supported

Notes:

  • If you feel like torturing your visitors by playing the sound file ad infinitum, use LOOP=INFINITE.

SRC = "Text"
The sound file to play.

Support:

HTML StandardInternet ExplorerNetscape Navigator
Not supported 2.0 and later Not supported

Notes:

  • Use either just a file name (if the sound file is in the same directory as the page), a relative name (if the sound file is in another directory), or a full URL.

VOLUME = Integer
The loudness of the playback.

Support:

HTML StandardInternet ExplorerNetscape Navigator
Not supported 4.0 and later Not supported

Notes:

  • Use values between 0 (full volume) and -10000 (no sound).

Example:
<BGSOUND SRC="earsore.mid" LOOP=1>

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