Web/API/HTMLStyleElement/media

The HTMLStyleElement.media property specifies the intended destination medium for style information.

Syntax

medium = style.media
style.media = medium

Parameters

medium is a string describing a single medium or a comma-separated list.

Example

<!doctype html>
<html>
<head>

<link id="LinkedStyle" rel="stylesheet" href="document.css" type="text/css" media="screen" />
<style id="InlineStyle" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" media="screen, print">
p { color: blue; }
</style>
</head>
<body>

<script>
alert('LinkedStyle: ' + document.getElementById('LinkedStyle').media); // 'screen'
alert('InlineStyle: ' + document.getElementById('InlineStyle').media); // 'screen, print'
</script>

</body>
</html>

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
HTML Living StandardThe definition of 'HTMLStyleElement' in that specification.	Living Standard
HTML 5.1The definition of 'HTMLStyleElement' in that specification.	Recommendation
HTML5The definition of 'HTMLStyleElement' in that specification.	Recommendation
Document Object Model (DOM) Level 2 HTML SpecificationThe definition of 'HTMLStyleElement' in that specification.	Obsolete
Document Object Model (DOM) Level 1 SpecificationThe definition of 'HTMLStyleElement' in that specification.	Obsolete	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
`media`	Chrome Full support Yes	Edge Full support 12	Firefox Full support Yes	IE Full support Yes	Opera Full support Yes	Safari Full support Yes	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

HTMLStyleElement.media by Mozilla Contributors is licensed under CC-BY-SA 2.5.