Quick summary
Muting YouTube Shorts is done by tapping the speaker icon in the upper-right corner of the Shorts player. You can toggle audio off or on at any time without leaving the Short.
Steps
- Open YouTube and navigate to the Shorts tab or scroll to a Short in your feed.
- While the Short is playing, locate the speaker icon in the upper-right corner of the Shorts player.
- Tap or click the speaker icon to mute the audio — the icon will display a muted state to confirm audio is off.
- To unmute, tap or click the speaker icon again to restore audio.
