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Video muted Property

Example

Turn off sound for a video:

document.getElementById("myVideo").muted = true;

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Definition and Usage

The muted property sets or returns whether the audio output of the video should be muted (sound turned off).

This property reflects the <video> muted attribute.

When present, it specifies that the audio output of the video should be muted.

Note: The <video> element is new in HTML5.

Browser Support

The muted property is supported in all major browsers.

Note: Internet Explorer 8 and earlier versions, do not support the <video> element.

Syntax

Return the muted property:

videoObject.muted

Set the muted property:

videoObject.muted=true|false

Property Values

Value	Description
true\|false	Specifies whether the audio output of the video should be muted, or not true - Indicates that the sound should should be turned OFF for the video false - Default. Indicates that the sound should be turned ON for the video

Technical Details

Return Value:	A Boolean, returns true if the audio output of the video is muted, otherwise it returns false
Default Value:	false

More Examples

Example

Find out if the sound is turned off:

var x = document.getElementById("myVideo").muted;

The result of x will be:

true

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Related Pages

HTML reference: HTML <video> muted attribute