ReferenceButtons

media-seek-button

Accessible seek button for skipping forward or backward by a configurable number of seconds

Import

import '@videojs/html/ui/seek-button';

Anatomy

<media-seek-button></media-seek-button>

Behavior

Seeks media by a configurable number of seconds (default 30). Positive values seek forward, negative values seek backward. The seek is clamped to media bounds (0 to duration).

Accessibility

Renders a <button> with an automatic aria-label describing the action, e.g. “Seek forward 30 seconds” or “Seek backward 10 seconds”. Override with the label prop. Keyboard activation: Enter / Space.

Examples

Basic Usage

⏪ 5s

10s ⏩

<video-player class="video-player">
  <media-container>
    <video src="https://stream.mux.com/BV3YZtogl89mg9VcNBhhnHm02Y34zI1nlMuMQfAbl3dM/highest.mp4" autoplay muted playsinline loop></video>
    <div class="buttons">
      <media-seek-button seconds="-5" class="media-seek-button">
        <span class="backward">&#9194; 5s</span>
      </media-seek-button>
      <media-seek-button seconds="10" class="media-seek-button">
        <span class="forward">10s &#9193;</span>
      </media-seek-button>
    </div>
  </media-container>
</video-player>

.video-player media-container {
  position: relative;
}

.video-player media-container video {
  width: 100%;
}

.buttons {
  position: absolute;
  bottom: 10px;
  left: 10px;
  display: flex;
  gap: 8px;
}

.media-seek-button {
  padding-block: 8px;
  padding-inline: 20px;
  color: black;
  white-space: nowrap;
  cursor: pointer;
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.3);
  border-radius: 9999px;
  backdrop-filter: blur(10px);
}

.media-seek-button .backward {
  display: none;
}
.media-seek-button .forward {
  display: none;
}
.media-seek-button[data-direction="backward"] .backward {
  display: inline;
}
.media-seek-button[data-direction="forward"] .forward {
  display: inline;
}

import '@videojs/html/video/player';
import '@videojs/html/ui/container';
import '@videojs/html/ui/seek-button';

API Reference

Props

Prop	Type	Default
`disabled`	`boolean`	`false`
Description Whether the button is disabled.
`label`	`object`	`''`
Description Custom label for the button. Type `{ key: string; text: string } \| string \| ((state: SeekButtonState) => Text \| string)`
`seconds`	`number`	`30`
Description Seconds to seek. Positive = forward, negative = backward. Default `30`.

State

State is reflected as data attributes for CSS styling.

Property	Type	Details
`label`	`{ key: string; text: string } \| string`
`seeking`	`boolean`
Description Whether a seek is in progress.
`direction`	`'forward' \| 'backward'`
Description Whether the button seeks forward or backward.

Data attributes

Attribute	Type	Details
`data-seeking`	—
Description Present when a seek is in progress.
`data-direction`	`'forward' \| 'backward'`
Description Indicates the seek direction: `"forward"` or `"backward"`.