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api.HTMLMediaElement.playbackRate - should "set to negative value" be a separate item in the compat table? #29198

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What type of issue is this?

Missing compatibility data

What information was incorrect, unhelpful, or incomplete?

Currently, HTMLMediaElement#playbackRate is listed as "Limited availability" despite universal browser support since 2015, because most browsers don't currently allow setting a negative value (i.e. specifying that the media should be played backwards). However, playing backwards seems like a fairly niche use case, versus the much more common use case of setting the speed.

What browsers does this problem apply to, if applicable?

Chromium (Chrome, Edge 79+, Opera, Samsung Internet), Legacy Edge (12-18), Firefox

What did you expect to see?

Probably should be baseline widely available, with a secondary entry in the support table for setting negative values.

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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/HTMLMediaElement/playbackRate

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  • Query: api.HTMLMediaElement.playbackRate
  • Report started: 2026-03-06T14:54:03.105Z

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data:apiCompat data for Web APIs. https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/APIp3Medium priority – Community PRs encouraged.

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