HTMLMediaElement.defaultPlaybackRate

The HTMLMediaElement.defaultPlaybackRate property indicates the default playback rate for the media.

Syntax

var dSpeed = video.defaultPlaybackRate;
audio.defaultPlaybackRate = 1.0;

Value

A double. 1.0 is "normal speed," values lower than 1.0 make the media play slower than normal, higher values make it play faster.

Exceptions

NotSupportedError DOMException

Thrown if the specified value is not supported.

Example

var obj = document.createElement('video');
console.log(obj.defaultPlaybackRate); // 1

Specifications

Specification
HTML Standard (HTML)
# dom-media-defaultplaybackrate-dev

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
defaultPlaybackRate
43
12
20
9
≤12.1
3.1
43
43
20
≤12.1
2
4.0

See also

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