YouTube videos scroll down instead of pausing when you press the spacebar?
If you are watching a short video, pressing the spacebar will pause the video.
However, some users have reported that it scrolls to the next Short.
Similarly, for regular videos, pressing the spacebar will scroll down the page instead of pausing.
This problem is annoying because you need to use the mouse to pause the video.
In this guide, you’ll learn how to troubleshoot YouTube spacebar pausing not working (it scrolls down the page instead).
- Why isn’t the YouTube spacebar working?
- How to fix YouTube spacebar pause not working
Why isn’t the YouTube spacebar working?
The YouTube spacebar doesn’t work or pauses because the video is out of focus.
When the video is out of focus, pressing the spacebar will scroll down the page instead of pausing the video.
This is because the focus is on the page instead of the video.
This can happen if you accidentally click outside the video.
How to fix YouTube spacebar pause not working
To fix YouTube spacebar pause not working issue, you need to install Tampermonkey extension, create a new script and paste the code DisableYoutubeScrolling.user.js.
Another solution is that instead of pressing the space button to pause the video, you can press the “K” button.
Fix 1: Use Tampermonkey script
- Install Tampermonkey Chrome extension and pin it.
- Click on the Tampermonkey extension and select “Create New Script”.
- Highlight and remove the code on the script.
- Copy the code from this Github JavaScript file.
- Go back to the Tampermonkey script and paste the code.
- Click “File”, then “Save” and make sure the script is enabled.
- Watch a YouTube video and try pausing it by pressing the spacebar!
- Instead of pressing the space button to pause the video, press the “K” button.
- The “K” button is an official Google YouTube shortcut.
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