:seeking CSS pseudo-class
Baseline 2026
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The :seeking CSS pseudo-class selector represents an element that is playable, such as <audio> or <video>, when the playable element is seeking a playback position in the media resource.
A resource is considered to be seeking if the user has requested playback of a specific position in the media resource, but the media element has not yet reached that position.
Seeking is different from :buffering in that the media element is not currently loading data, but is instead skipping to a new position in the media resource.
For more information, see the Media buffering, seeking, and time ranges guide.
Syntax
:seeking {
/* ... */
}
Examples
CSS
:seeking {
outline: 5px solid red;
}
video:seeking {
outline: 5px solid blue;
}
Specifications
| Specification |
|---|
| Selectors Level 4 # selectordef-seeking |
| HTML # selector-seeking |