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Window: documentPictureInPicture property

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The documentPictureInPicture read-only property of the Window interface returns a reference to the DocumentPictureInPicture object for the current document context.

Value

A DocumentPictureInPicture object instance.

Examples

js
const videoPlayer = document.getElementById("player");

// …

// Open a Picture-in-Picture window.
await window.documentPictureInPicture.requestWindow({
  width: videoPlayer.clientWidth,
  height: videoPlayer.clientHeight,
});

// …

Specifications

Specification
Document Picture-in-Picture Specification
# dom-window-documentpictureinpicture

Browser compatibility

See also

  • Document Picture-in-Picture API
  • Using the Document Picture-in-Picture API

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