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Name

<bgsound> — NN: 2, 3, 4 • MSIE: 2, 3, 4, 5 • HTML 4 • WebTV • Opera3

Synopsis

<bgsound>

Plays an audio file automatically in the background when the document loads in the browser.

Attributes

src=url: This required attribute provides the URL of the audio file to be downloaded and played.
loop=number|infinite: Sets the number of times the sound file should play. The value can be a number or set to infinite.

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