Use of <bgsound> tag in HTML

Question

What is the use of the <bgsound> tag in HTML?

Answer 1

tells the browser to play a particular sound when the page is loaded.

link:

http://www.htmlcodetutorial.com/sounds/sounds%5Ffamsupp%5F18.html

Answer 2

It is a non-standard tag which instructs the browser to load and play a sound file (famously, at least in the mid-90's, a MIDI file) while the user is browsing your site.

Except in a few very special cases, the real purpose is to time how fast the user can find his browser's "close" or "back" button. Seriously, don't use it, on almost every site sound is unwelcome.

If you do decide to use it, you'll want to consider marquee and blink as well. Also an animated-GIF construction worker "under construction" sign and purple text on a dark green background.

If you want to give the user an option of playing music on your site (e.g., because its a music site), I suggest that a flash widget is your best bet. Depending on the site, it may or may not be appropriate to auto-play the music. Alternatively, you could use the new HTML5 audio element (though support is lacking).

Answer 3

A "background sound" is a sound that starts to play automatically when the web page is loaded.

Answer 4

This attribute is used to define what the source of the sound is. Insert the file name and file path if necessary here.
http://www.abiglime.com/webmaster/reference/html/tags/bgsound.htm

Answer 5

The other answers are all wrong. This tag is used to get the user to close the page instantly.