Web/API/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
HTML Living StandardThe definition of 'HTMLMediaElement.controls' in that specification.	Living Standard	No change from HTML5
HTML5The definition of 'HTMLMediaElement.controls' in that specification.	Recommendation	Initial definition.

Browser compatibility

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	Desktop						Mobile
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari	Android webview	Chrome for Android	Firefox for Android	Opera for Android	Safari on iOS	Samsung Internet
controls	Chrome Full support 43	Edge Full support 12	Firefox Full support 3.5	IE Full support 9	Opera Full support Yes	Safari Full support 6	WebView Android Full support 43	Chrome Android Full support 43	Firefox Android Full support Yes	Opera Android Full support Yes	Safari iOS Full support Yes	Samsung Internet Android Full support 4.0

Legend

Full support  

Full support

See also

• The interface defining it, HTMLMediaElement.

HTMLMediaElement.controls by Mozilla Contributors is licensed under CC-BY-SA 2.5.