HTMLMediaElement: defaultMuted property

The HTMLMediaElement.defaultMuted property reflects the muted HTML attribute, which indicates whether the media element's audio output should be muted by default. This property has no dynamic effect. To mute and unmute the audio output, use the muted property.

Value

A boolean value. A value of true means that the audio output will be muted by default.

Examples

js
const videoEle = document.createElement("video");
videoEle.defaultMuted = true;
console.log(videoEle.outerHTML); // <video muted=""></video>

Specifications

Specification
HTML Standard
# dom-media-defaultmuted

Browser compatibility

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

See also