The pause
event is sent when a request to pause an activity is handled and the activity has entered its paused state, most commonly after the media has been paused through a call to the element's pause()
method. The event is sent once the pause()
method returns and after the media element's paused
property has been changed to true
.
General info
Bubbles | No |
---|---|
Cancelable | No |
Interface | Event |
Target | Element |
Default Action | None |
Event handler property | GlobalEventHandlers.onpause |
Specification | HTML5 media |
Examples
These examples add an event listener for the HTMLMediaElement's pause
event, then post a message when that event handler has reacted to the event firing.
Using addEventListener()
:
const video = document.querySelector('video'); video.addEventListener('pause', (event) => { console.log('The Boolean paused property is now true. Either the ' + 'pause() method was called or the autoplay attribute was toggled.'); });
Using the onpause
event handler property:
const video = document.querySelector('video'); video.onpause = (event) => { console.log('The Boolean paused property is now true. Either the ' + 'pause() method was called or the autoplay attribute was toggled.'); };
Specifications
Specification | Status |
---|---|
HTML Living Standard The definition of 'pause media event' in that specification. |
Living Standard |
HTML5 The definition of 'pause media event' in that specification. |
Recommendation |
Browser compatibility
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Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
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pause event | Chrome Full support 3 | Edge Full support 12 | Firefox Full support 3.5 | IE Full support 9 | Opera Full support 10.5 | Safari Full support 3.1 | WebView Android Full support Yes | Chrome Android Full support 18 | Firefox Android Full support 4 | Opera Android Full support Yes | Safari iOS Full support Yes | Samsung Internet Android Full support 1.0 |
Legend
- Full support
- Full support
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