HTMLSourceElement: media property

The media property of the HTMLSourceElement interface is a string representing the intended destination medium for the resource. The value is a media query, which is a comma separated list of media-types, media-features, and logical operators.

It reflects the media attribute of the <source> element.

Value

A string.

Examples

html
<video>
  <source
    id="el"
    src="largeVideo.mov"
    type="video/quicktime"
    media="screen and (width >= 600px)" />
</video>
js
const el = document.getElementById("el");
console.log(el.media); // Output: "screen and (width >= 600px)"
el.media = "(width >= 800px)"; // Updates the media value

Specifications

Specification
HTML
# dom-source-media

Browser compatibility

desktop mobile
Chrome
Edge
Firefox
Opera
Safari
Chrome Android
Firefox for Android
Opera Android
Safari on iOS
Samsung Internet
WebView Android
WebView on iOS
media
Chrome – Full support
Chrome 3 (Release date: 2009-09-15)
footnote Full support
Edge – Full support
Edge 12 (Release date: 2015-07-29)
footnote Full support
Firefox – Full support
Firefox 15 (Release date: 2012-08-28)
footnote Full support
Opera – Full support
Opera 12.1 (Release date: 2012-11-20)
footnote Full support
Safari – Full support
Safari 3.1 (Release date: 2008-03-18)
footnote Full support
Chrome Android – Full support
Chrome Android 18 (Release date: 2012-06-27)
footnote Full support
Firefox for Android – Full support
Firefox for Android 15 (Release date: 2012-08-28)
footnote Full support
Opera Android – Full support
Opera Android 12.1 (Release date: 2012-10-09)
footnote Full support
Safari on iOS – Full support
Safari on iOS 2 (Release date: 2008-07-11)
footnote Full support
Samsung Internet – Full support
Samsung Internet 1 (Release date: 2013-04-27)
footnote Full support
WebView Android – Full support
WebView Android 4.4 (Release date: 2013-12-09)
footnote Full support
WebView on iOS – Full support
WebView on iOS 2 (Release date: 2008-07-11)
footnote Full support

Legend

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Full support
Full support

See also