To mute or unmute video players when initiating playback, you can use ‘muted’ query parameters to control the audio settings of the player. Here’s how you can achieve this:

 in the video URL. This will ensure that the video starts playing with the audio muted. For example:

 in the video URL.. This way, the video will start with audio enabled, and viewers can mute or unmute as they wish. For example:

 mutes the video initially, while setting it to 

 allows the video to start with sound enabled, giving you the option to mute or unmute as you please.

Note: ‘true’ = ‘1’ and ‘false’ = ‘0’. You can use either ‘true’ or ‘1’, and ‘false’ or ‘0’.

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