HTMLMediaElement.controls

The HTMLMediaElement.controls property reflects the controls HTML attribute, which controls whether user interface controls for playing the media item will be displayed.

Syntax

var ctrls = video.controls;
audio.controls = true;

Value

A Boolean. A value of true means controls will be displayed.

Example

var obj = document.createElement('video');
obj.controls = true;

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
WHATWG HTML Living Standard The definition of 'HTMLMediaElement.controls' in that specification.	Living Standard	No change from HTML5
HTML5 The definition of 'HTMLMediaElement.controls' in that specification.	Recommendation	Initial definition.

Browser compatibility

See also

• The interface defining it, HTMLMediaElement.