Web/API/Notification/silent

Note: This feature is available in Web Workers.

Secure contextThis feature is available only in secure contexts (HTTPS), in some or all supporting browsers.

The silent read-only property of the Notification interface specifies whether the notification should be silent, i.e., no sounds or vibrations should be issued, regardless of the device settings. This is specified in the silent option of the Notification() constructor.

Syntax

var silent = Notification.silent;

Value

A Boolean. false is the default; true makes the notification silent.

Examples

The following snippet is intended to fire a silent notification; a simple options object is created, and then the notification is fired using the Notification() constructor.

var options = {
  body: 'Do you like my body?',
  silent: true
}

var n = new Notification('Test notification', options);

console.log(n.silent) // should log true

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
Notifications APIThe definition of 'silent' in that specification.	Living Standard	Living standard

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
`silent`	Chrome Full support 43	Edge Full support 17	Firefox No support No	IE No support No	Opera Full support 30	Safari No support No	WebView Android No support No	Chrome Android Full support 43	Firefox Android No support No	Opera Android Full support 30	Safari iOS No support No	Samsung Internet Android Full support 4.0

Legend

Full support: Full support
No support: No support