Media element pseudo-classes

The :playing, :paused, :seeking, :buffering, :stalled, :muted, and :volume-locked CSS pseudo-classes match <audio> and <video> elements based on their state.

Baseline Status: Achieved Newly Available on Aug 28, 2026 across core engines.

Desktop Browser Engine Support

Google Chrome

152

Supported

Mozilla Firefox

150

Supported

Apple Safari

15.4

Supported

Microsoft Edge

152

Supported

Mobile Browser Engine Support

Chrome Android

152

Firefox Android

150

Safari iOS

15.4

Specifications and References

Specification ↗ Specification ↗ Feature XML ↗

MDN Browser Compat Data Keys:

css.selectors.buffering ↗ css.selectors.muted ↗ css.selectors.paused ↗ css.selectors.playing ↗ css.selectors.seeking ↗ css.selectors.stalled ↗ css.selectors.volume-locked ↗