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HTMLMediaElement.paused

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

var obj = document.createElement('video');
console.log(obj.paused); // true

Specifications

Browser compatibility

Desktop Mobile
Chrome Edge Firefox Internet Explorer Opera Safari WebView Android Chrome Android Firefox for Android Opera Android Safari on IOS Samsung Internet
paused
1
12
3.5
9
≤12.1
3.1
≤37
18
4
≤12.1
3
1.0

See also

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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/HTMLMediaElement/paused