HTMLMediaElement.paused

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

Syntax

var isPaused = audioOrVideo.paused

Value

A Boolean. true is paused and false is not paused.

Example

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

Specifications

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

Browser compatibility

See also

• The interface defining it, HTMLMediaElement.