HTMLMediaElement.defaultMuted

The HTMLMediaElement.defaultMuted property reflects the muted HTML attribute, which indicates whether the media element's audio output should be muted by default. This property has no dynamic effect. To mute and unmute the audio output, use the muted property.

Syntax

var dMuted = video.defaultMuted;
audio.defaultMuted = true;

Value

A Boolean. A value of true means that the audio output will be muted by default.

Example

var obj = document.createElement('video');
console.log(obj.defaultMuted); // false

Specifications

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

Browser compatibility

See also

• The interface defining it, HTMLMediaElement.