HTMLMediaElement: paused property

The read-only HTMLMediaElement.paused property tells whether the media element is paused.

Value

A boolean value. true is paused and false is not paused.

Examples

js
const obj = document.createElement("video");
console.log(obj.paused); // true

Specifications

Specification
HTML Standard
# dom-media-paused-dev

Browser compatibility

Chrome
Edge
Firefox
Opera
Safari
Chrome Android
Firefox for Android
Opera Android
Safari on iOS
Samsung Internet
WebView Android
paused

See also

  • HTMLMediaElement: Interface used to define the HTMLMediaElement.paused property