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HTMLMediaElement.initialTime

Obsolete
This feature is obsolete. Although it may still work in some browsers, its use is discouraged since it could be removed at any time. Try to avoid using it.

The HTMLMediaElement.initialTime is the initial playback position in seconds. This property is obsolete, you can use a Media Fragments URI in the HTMLMediaElement.src attribute instead.

Syntax

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Value

A double.

Example

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Specifications

This was previously defined within the WHATWG HTML Living Standard, though was removed because of missing use cases.

Browser compatibilityUpdate compatibility data on GitHub

Desktop
Chrome Edge Firefox Internet Explorer Opera Safari
Basic support ? No 9 — 23 ? ? ?
Mobile
Android webview Chrome for Android Edge Mobile Firefox for Android Opera for Android iOS Safari Samsung Internet
Basic support ? ? No 9 — 23 ? ? ?

See also

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