Audio Answer Player
A compact player for spoken answers with play and pause, a seek bar, playback speed and the matching text highlighted as it plays.
One HTML file with the CSS and JavaScript inside. No library needed. MIT license.
How to use it
- Click Copy the code, or download the file.
- Paste the CSS into your stylesheet, the HTML where you want the component, and the script before the closing body tag.
- Change
--accentat the top of the CSS to your brand color, then connect the events to your AI service.
What you get
- Works in light and dark mode automatically
- Keyboard friendly, with labels for screen readers
- Fits phones, tablets and desktops
- Respects the reduced motion setting
- No framework, so it works with any stack
The code
<!DOCTYPE html>
<!--
Audio Answer Player: a free AI UI component
From 100 Free AI UI Components by MM Rahman Bappi, MIT license
https://mmrahmanbappi.github.io/100-free-ai-ui-components/
How to use: copy the CSS, HTML and JavaScript below into your page.
Colors are CSS variables at the top. Change --accent to match your brand.
Light and dark themes follow the visitor's system setting, or set
data-theme="dark" or data-theme="light" on the html element.
-->
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
<title>Audio Answer Player | Free AI UI Component</title>
<meta name="description" content="A compact player for spoken answers with play and pause, a seek bar, playback speed and the matching text highlighted as it plays.">
<meta name="robots" content="noindex, follow">
<style>
:root{
--accent:#5b5bd6; --accent-ink:#fff; --accent-soft:#ececfc;
--bg:#f7f7f8; --surface:#fff; --surface-2:#f1f1f4; --ink:#17171c; --text:#3a3a44; --muted:#6c6c78;
--line:#e3e3e8; --good:#15803d; --warn:#b45309; --bad:#c62828;
--radius:14px; --shadow:0 1px 2px rgba(20,20,30,.06),0 8px 24px -12px rgba(20,20,30,.18);
--font:system-ui,-apple-system,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Ubuntu,sans-serif; --mono:ui-monospace,"Cascadia Code",Menlo,Consolas,monospace;
}
@media (prefers-color-scheme:dark){:root:not([data-theme=light]){
--accent:#8b8bff; --accent-ink:#0f0f16; --accent-soft:#25254a;
--bg:#0f0f13; --surface:#18181f; --surface-2:#212129; --ink:#f3f3f6; --text:#d4d4dc; --muted:#9a9aa8;
--line:#2c2c36; --good:#4ade80; --warn:#fbbf24; --bad:#f87171; --shadow:0 1px 2px rgba(0,0,0,.4),0 10px 30px -12px rgba(0,0,0,.6);
}}
:root[data-theme=dark]{
--accent:#8b8bff; --accent-ink:#0f0f16; --accent-soft:#25254a;
--bg:#0f0f13; --surface:#18181f; --surface-2:#212129; --ink:#f3f3f6; --text:#d4d4dc; --muted:#9a9aa8;
--line:#2c2c36; --good:#4ade80; --warn:#fbbf24; --bad:#f87171; --shadow:0 1px 2px rgba(0,0,0,.4),0 10px 30px -12px rgba(0,0,0,.6);
}
*{box-sizing:border-box}
html,body{margin:0}
body{min-height:100vh;display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1fr);place-items:center;padding:24px;background:var(--bg);color:var(--text);font:15px/1.5 var(--font);-webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased}
button,input,textarea,select{font:inherit;color:inherit}
:focus-visible{outline:2px solid var(--accent);outline-offset:2px}
[hidden]{display:none!important}
.sr{position:absolute;width:1px;height:1px;overflow:hidden;clip:rect(0 0 0 0);white-space:nowrap}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){*,*::before,*::after{animation-duration:.01ms!important;animation-iteration-count:1!important;transition:none!important}}
/* ---- component ---- */
.wrap{width:min(100%,560px);display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:14px}
.card{background:var(--surface);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:var(--radius);box-shadow:var(--shadow);padding:18px 20px}
.card h2{font-size:15.5px;margin:0 0 4px;color:var(--ink)}
.muted{color:var(--muted);font-size:13px}
.num{font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums}
.btn{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;gap:6px;border:1px solid var(--line);background:var(--surface);color:var(--ink);border-radius:10px;padding:8px 14px;font-size:14px;font-weight:600;cursor:pointer}
.btn:hover{border-color:var(--accent)}.btn.pri{background:var(--accent);border-color:var(--accent);color:var(--accent-ink)}.btn:disabled{opacity:.45;cursor:not-allowed}
.btn.sm{padding:5px 10px;font-size:13px;border-radius:8px}
.note{font-size:13px;padding:9px 12px;border-radius:10px;background:var(--surface-2);color:var(--text)}
.note.warn{background:color-mix(in srgb,var(--warn) 10%,var(--surface));border:1px solid color-mix(in srgb,var(--warn) 35%,var(--line))}
.pl{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:12px;margin-top:14px}
.pp{width:44px;height:44px;border-radius:50%;border:0;background:var(--accent);color:var(--accent-ink);display:grid;place-items:center;cursor:pointer;flex:none}
.seek{flex:1;accent-color:var(--accent);min-width:0}
.sp{border:1px solid var(--line);background:var(--surface);color:var(--ink);border-radius:8px;padding:4px 8px;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;cursor:pointer;min-width:48px}
.txt{margin:14px 0 0;line-height:1.7;font-size:15px}
.txt span{transition:background .15s;border-radius:4px}
.txt span.on{background:color-mix(in srgb,var(--accent) 22%,transparent);color:var(--ink)}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<div class="wrap"><div class="card">
<h2>Listen to the answer</h2><p class="muted" style="margin:0">Connect this to the audio file from your speech service.</p>
<div class="pl"><button class="pp" id="pp" type="button" aria-label="Play"><svg viewBox="0 0 24 24" width="18" height="18" fill="currentColor" aria-hidden="true"><path d="M8 5v14l11-7z"/></svg></button>
<label class="sr" for="seek">Position</label><input class="seek" id="seek" type="range" min="0" max="1000" value="0">
<span class="muted num" id="tm">0:00 / 0:18</span><button class="sp" id="sp" type="button" aria-label="Playback speed 1 times">1x</button></div>
<p class="txt" id="txt"></p>
</div></div>
<script>
// Demo helper: add ?theme=dark or ?theme=light to the address to preview a theme.
(function(){var t=new URLSearchParams(location.search).get('theme');if(t)document.documentElement.dataset.theme=t;})();
// Demo timing. With a real file, use an <audio> element and its timeupdate event instead.
var SENT=['Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius at sea level.','At higher places the air pressure is lower,','so water boils at a lower temperature.','In a city at 3,000 metres it boils near 90 degrees.'];
var DUR=18,pos=0,rate=1,playing=false,last=0,raf,pp=document.getElementById('pp'),seek=document.getElementById('seek'),tm=document.getElementById('tm'),sp=document.getElementById('sp'),txt=document.getElementById('txt');
var PLAY='<svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" width=\"18\" height=\"18\" fill=\"currentColor\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M8 5v14l11-7z\"/></svg>',PAUSE='<svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" width=\"18\" height=\"18\" fill=\"currentColor\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><rect x=\"6\" y=\"5\" width=\"4\" height=\"14\" rx=\"1\"/><rect x=\"14\" y=\"5\" width=\"4\" height=\"14\" rx=\"1\"/></svg>';
SENT.forEach(function(s,i){var e=document.createElement('span');e.textContent=s+' ';txt.appendChild(e);});
var spans=[].slice.call(txt.children);
function fmt(s){s=Math.floor(s);return Math.floor(s/60)+':'+String(s%60).padStart(2,'0');}
function paint(){seek.value=Math.round(pos/DUR*1000);tm.textContent=fmt(pos)+' / '+fmt(DUR);seek.setAttribute('aria-valuetext',fmt(pos)+' of '+fmt(DUR));
var k=Math.min(SENT.length-1,Math.floor(pos/DUR*SENT.length));spans.forEach(function(s,i){s.classList.toggle('on',playing&&i===k||(!playing&&pos>0&&i===k));});}
function loop(ts){if(!playing)return;if(last)pos+=(ts-last)/1000*rate;last=ts;if(pos>=DUR){pos=DUR;set(false);}paint();raf=requestAnimationFrame(loop);}
function set(v){playing=v;pp.innerHTML=v?PAUSE:PLAY;pp.setAttribute('aria-label',v?'Pause':'Play');last=0;if(v){if(pos>=DUR)pos=0;raf=requestAnimationFrame(loop);}else cancelAnimationFrame(raf);paint();}
pp.addEventListener('click',function(){set(!playing);});
seek.addEventListener('input',function(){pos=seek.value/1000*DUR;paint();});
sp.addEventListener('click',function(){rate=rate===1?1.5:rate===1.5?2:1;sp.textContent=rate+'x';sp.setAttribute('aria-label','Playback speed '+rate+' times');});
paint();
</script>
</body>
</html>
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