HTMLMediaElement: controls property

The HTMLMediaElement.controls property reflects the controls HTML attribute, which controls whether user interface controls for playing the media item will be displayed.

Value

A boolean value. A value of true means controls will be displayed.

Examples

js
const obj = document.createElement("video");
obj.controls = true;

Specifications

Specification
HTML Standard
# dom-media-controls

Browser compatibility

Chrome
Edge
Firefox
Opera
Safari
Chrome Android
Firefox for Android
Opera Android
Safari on iOS
Samsung Internet
WebView Android
controls

See also

  • HTMLMediaElement: Interface used to define the HTMLMediaElement.controls property