Get The Space Bar To Pause YouTube Videos Instead Of Scrolling Down [Chrome]

How do you pause the spacebar on YouTube?
Why does space bar scroll down?
Why can't I pause youtube videos?
How do I find Youtube shortcuts?
Can you pause uploads on YouTube?
How long can you pause a YouTube video?
How do I pause a video on my computer?
How do I stop chrome from scrolling automatically?
Why is K the pause button?

How do you pause the spacebar on YouTube?

Like other media players, YouTube also allows you to press the spacebar for play/pause, because that's what everyone else does. There's one catch, though: pressing spacebar only pauses when the player is focused or in Full Screen.

Why does space bar scroll down?

A browser primary action is to scroll because the web is still about reading content. It's simple (just go down), it's repeated (you scroll step by step), and it's forgivable (you can use your mouse or your arrows or even shift+space to go back). From the link above re: the hand keys (emphasis mine):

Why can't I pause youtube videos?

you can pause or play a video by pressing “spacebar” or “K” key. check your browser if you are not able to pause a video. try disabling all the extensions. check pausing the video in incognito mode.

How do I find Youtube shortcuts?

With keyboard shortcuts, save time navigating YouTube.
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Keyboard shortcuts.

Keyboard shortcut	Function
Next Track Media Key on keyboards	Moves to the next track in a playlist.
Left/Right arrow on the seek bar	Seek backward/forward 5 seconds.
j	Seek backward 10 seconds in player.
l	Seek forward 10 seconds in player.

Can you pause uploads on YouTube?

Unfortunately, no, you can't pause your upload. ... However, I've been using YouTube for a long time, and there's no third party program that can pause and resume uploading videos, you may want to convert your videos to a smaller file size.

How long can you pause a YouTube video?

With “Take a Break,” available from YouTube's mobile app Settings screen, users can set a reminder to appear every 15, 30, 60, 90 or 180 minutes, at which point the video will pause.

How do I pause a video on my computer?

Depending on the program or the specific action desired, users may need to press the Shift or Ctrl key plus the pause key to pause a program or game. On a computer with the Microsoft Windows operating system, users can also press the Windows key and the Pause key to bring up the System Properties window.

How do I stop chrome from scrolling automatically?

Disable in the browser: go to chrome://flags/#enable-scroll-anchoring and set "Scroll anchoring" to "Disabled".

Why is K the pause button?

this is a common editing keyboard shortcut, k to play and pause/stop, l is play forward but pressed to speed up, l to play backward.