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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

Browser compatibility

Desktop Mobile
Chrome Edge Firefox Internet Explorer Opera Safari WebView Android Chrome Android Firefox for Android Opera Android Safari on IOS Samsung Internet
defaultMuted 15 12 11 No ≤12.1 6 4.4 18 14 ≤12.1 6 1.0

See also

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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/HTMLMediaElement/defaultMuted