Web/API/HTMLMediaElement/muted

The HTMLMediaElement.muted indicates whether the media element muted.

Syntax

var isMuted = audioOrVideo.muted
audio.muted = true;

Value

A Boolean. true means muted and false means not muted.

Example

var obj = document.createElement('video');
console.log(obj.muted); // false

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
HTML Living StandardThe definition of 'HTMLMediaElement.muted' in that specification.	Living Standard
HTML5The definition of 'HTMLMediaElement.muted' in that specification.	Recommendation

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
muted	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 Yes	Chrome Android Full support Yes	Firefox Android Full support Yes	Opera Android Full support Yes	Safari iOS Full support Yes	Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes

Legend

Full support  

Full support

See also

• The interface defining it, HTMLMediaElement.
• HTMLMediaElement.defaultMuted
• HTMLMediaElement.volume

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