scripting

The scripting CSS media feature can be used to test whether scripting (such as JavaScript) is available.

Syntax

The scripting feature is specified as a keyword value chosen from the list below.

none

Scripting is completely unavailable on the current document.

initial-only

Scripting is enabled during the initial page load, but not afterwards.

enabled

Scripting is supported and active on the current document.

Examples

HTML

<p class="script-none">You do not have scripting available. :-(</p>
<p class="script-initial-only">Your scripting is only enabled during the initial page load. Weird.</p>
<p class="script-enabled">You have scripting enabled! :-)</p>

CSS

p {
  color: lightgray;
}

@media (scripting: none) {
  .script-none {
     color: red;
  }
}

@media (scripting: initial-only) {
  .script-initial-only {
    color: red;
  }
}

@media (scripting: enabled) {
  .script-enabled {
    color: red;
  }
}

Result

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
scripting
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No

See also

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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/@media/scripting