How To Play Only The Audio Of A Youtube Video Using Html 5

Have you ever wanted to embed a YouTube video on your website but only play the audio without displaying the video itself? Well, you're in luck because with HTML 5, you can easily achieve this! In this quick guide, I'll walk you through the steps to play only the audio of a YouTube video using HTML 5.

First things first, you'll need the YouTube video's embed code. Simply go to the video you want to use on YouTube, click on the "Share" button below the video, then select the "Embed" option. Copy the embed code provided by YouTube.

Now, let's dive into the HTML coding process. Create a new HTML file and open it with your preferred text editor.

To embed the YouTube video's audio, you can use the

<audio controls>
  
  Your browser does not support the audio element.
</audio>

In the code above, replace "URL_TO_YOUTUBE_VIDEO" with the actual URL of the YouTube video you want to use. Make sure to paste the embed code directly in the `src` attribute of the `` tag.

The `controls` attribute in the `

If the browser doesn't support the audio element, the text "Your browser does not support the audio element." will be displayed as a fallback.

Save your HTML file and open it in a web browser to test the audio playback. You should now hear the audio from the YouTube video without the video itself being displayed on your webpage.

Additionally, you can customize the audio player by adding styling using CSS. Here's an example to change the appearance of the player:

audio {
  width: 300px;
  border: 1px solid #ccc;
  border-radius: 5px;
}

In the CSS code above, we set the width of the player to 300px and applied some styling for a border and border-radius. Feel free to adjust the styling to match your website's design.

Remember to link the CSS file to your HTML document using the `` tag in the `` section. Your code should now be ready to go, and you can enjoy playing only the audio of a YouTube video on your website.

I hope this guide has been helpful in showing you how to play only the audio of a YouTube video using HTML 5. Feel free to experiment and customize the code further to suit your needs. Enjoy adding audio elements to your web projects!