Web/API/HTMLMediaElement/currentTime

The HTMLMediaElement interface's currentTime property specifies the current playback time in seconds. Changing the value of currentTime seeks the media to the new time.

Syntax

var currentTime = htmlMediaElement.currentTime;
htmlMediaElement.currentTime = 35;

Value

A double-precision floating-point value indicating the current playback time in seconds.

If the media is not yet playing, the value of currentTime indicates the time position within the media at which playback will begin once the play() method is called.

Setting currentTime to a new value seeks the media to the given time, if the media is available.

For media without a known duration—such as media being streamed live—it's possible that the browser may not be able to obtain parts of the media that have expired from the media buffer. Also, media whose timeline doesn't begin at 0 seconds cannot be seeked to a time before its timeline's earliest time.

The length of the media in seconds can be determined using the duration property.

Example

var video = document.createElement('video');
console.log(video.currentTime);

Usage notes

Reduced time precision

To offer protection against timing attacks and fingerprinting, browsers may round or otherwise adjust the value returned by currentTime.

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
HTML Living StandardThe definition of 'HTMLMediaElement.currentTime' in that specification.	Living Standard	No change from HTML5
HTML5The definition of 'HTMLMediaElement.currentTime' 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
`currentTime`	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