Is there a javascript way to check if a browser natively supports MP3?

Question

If the browser can play MP3\'s then I\'ll use the audio tag to play a file. If not, I\'ll have to load in a flash player.

Answer 1

var audio  = document.createElement("audio"),
canPlayMP3 = (typeof audio.canPlayType === "function" &&
              audio.canPlayType("audio/mpeg;codecs=mp3") !== "");

Edit:

If you don't want to use JavaScript (yes, this will work in browsers that support but not MP3), try this:

If you want auto-play, include an autoplay attribute on the audio element.