HTML Audio/Video DOM ended Event

HTML Audio/Video DOM Reference : Alert that the audio has ended

Definition and Usage

The ended event occurs when the audio/video has reached the end.

This event is useful for messages like "thanks for listening", "thanks for watching", etc.

Browser Support

The numbers in the table specify the first browser version that fully supports the event.

Event
ended Yes 9.0 Yes Yes Yes

Syntax

In HTML:

<audio|video onended="myScript">Try it

In JavaScript:

audio|video.onended=function(){myScript};Try it

In JavaScript, using the addEventListener() method:

audio|video.addEventListener("ended", myScript);Try it

Technical Details

Supported HTML tags: <audio> and <video>
Supported JavaScript objects: Audio, Video

More Examples

Example

Alert that the video has ended:

var vid = document.getElementById("myVideo");
vid.onended = function() {
    alert("The video has ended");
};

❮ HTML Audio/Video DOM Reference