::cue

The ::cue CSS pseudo-element matches WebVTT cues within a selected element. This can be used to style captions and other cues in media with VTT tracks.

::cue {
  color: yellow;
  font-weight: bold;
}

The properties are applied to the entire set of cues as if they were a single unit. The only exception is that background and its longhand properties apply to each cue individually, to avoid creating boxes and obscuring unexpectedly large areas of the media.

Syntax

::cue | ::cue( <selector> )

Permitted properties

Rules whose selectors include this element may only use the following CSS properties:

Examples

Styling WebVTT cues as white-on-black

The following CSS sets the cue style so that the text is white and the background is a translucent black box.

::cue {
  color: #fff;
  background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.6);
}

Specifications

Specification
WebVTT: The Web Video Text Tracks Format # the-cue-pseudo-element

Browser compatibility

	Desktop						Mobile
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari	WebView Android	Chrome Android	Firefox for Android	Opera Android	Safari on IOS	Samsung Internet
`::cue`	26	79	55 From Firefox 69, only allowed properties apply to the `::cue` pseudo-element with no argument. See Permitted properties for a list of the allowed properties.	No	15	6.1	≤37	26	55	14	6.1	1.5
`selector_argument`	26	79	No	No	15	6.1	≤37	26	No	14	6.1	1.5