Media element pseudo-classes
Newly Available (since 2026-08-28)
Expected to be Widely Available on 2029-02-28
The :playing, :paused, :seeking, :buffering, :stalled, :muted, and :volume-locked CSS pseudo-classes match <audio> and <video> elements based on their state.
Browser support
- Chrome 152 Released on 2026-08-25
- Chrome Android 152 Released on 2026-08-25
- Edge 152 Released on 2026-08-28
- Firefox 150 Released on 2026-04-21
- Firefox for Android 150 Released on 2026-04-21
- Safari 15.4 Released on 2022-03-14
- Safari on iOS 15.4 Released on 2022-03-14
MDN documentation
Specifications
- Selectors Level 4 (#resource-pseudos), from Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) Working Group (W3C).
- HTML (#pseudo-classes), from HTML Workstream (WHATWG).
Usage (according to Chrome Platform Status)
~0.000% of page loads. More data at chromestatus.com.Web Platform Tests (WPT)
View the latest WPT test results for this featureInterop
- Included in Interop 2026
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