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HTML Audio/Video DOM pause Event

❮ HTML Audio/Video DOM Reference

Example

Alert that the video has been paused:

let vid = document.getElementById("myVideo");
vid.onpause = function() {
    alert("The video has been paused");
};
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Definition and Usage

The pause event occurs when the audio/video is paused either by the user or programmatically.

Tip: The play event occurs when the audio/video has been started or is no longer paused.


Browser Support

The numbers in the table specify the first browser version that fully supports the event.

Event
pause Yes 9.0 Yes Yes Yes

Syntax

In HTML:

<audio|video onpause="myScript">Try it

In JavaScript:

audio|video.onpause=function(){myScript};Try it

In JavaScript, using the addEventListener() method:

audio|video.addEventListener("pause", myScript);Try it

Technical Details

Supported HTML tags: <audio> and <video>
Supported JavaScript objects: Audio, Video

More Examples

Example

Alert that the audio has been paused:

let aud = document.getElementById("myAudio");
aud.onpause = function() {
    alert("The audio has been paused");
};
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❮ HTML Audio/Video DOM Reference
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