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. The value 0.0 is invalid and throws a NOT_SUPPORTED_ERR exception.

Example

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

Specifications

Specification Status Comment
HTML Living Standard
The definition of 'HTMLMediaElement.defaultPlaybackRate' in that specification.		 Living Standard No change from HTML5
HTML5
The definition of 'HTMLMediaElement.defaultPlaybackRate' in that specification.		 Recommendation Initial definition.

Browser compatibility

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See also