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HTML Audio/Video DOM paused attribute

paused tells whether the video is paused

Online Example

Check if the video is paused:

Example

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<title>HTML Audio/Video paused attribute usage-Basic Tutorial(oldtoolbag.com)</title>
</head>
<body>
<button onclick="isVidPaused()" type="button">Video is paused?</button>
<br>　
<video id="video1" controls="controls">
　　<source src="movie.mp4" type="video/mp4">
　　<source src="movie.ogg" type="video/ogg">
　　Your browser does not support HTML5　video tag.
</video>
<script>
myVid=document.getElementById("video1");
function isVidPaused()
{　
　　alert(myVid.paused);
}　
</script>
</body>
</html>

Test to see ‹/›

Definition and Usage

The paused property returns audio/Whether the video has been paused.
Note: This property is read-only.

Browser Compatibility

IEFirefoxOperaChromeSafari

All major browsers support the paused property.

Note:Internet Explorer 8 and earlier versions do not support this property.

Syntax

audio|video.paused

Technical Details

Return value:	Boolean value, true\|false. true indicates audio/The video has been paused, otherwise false.

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