SpeechSynthesisUtterance: end event
Baseline
Widely available
This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since September 2018.
The end event of the Web Speech API SpeechSynthesisUtterance object is fired when the utterance has finished being spoken.
Syntax
Use the event name in methods like addEventListener(), or set an event handler property.
js
addEventListener("end", (event) => { })
onend = (event) => { }
Event type
A SpeechSynthesisEvent. Inherits from Event.
Examples
You can use the end event in an addEventListener method:
js
utterThis.addEventListener("end", (event) => {
console.log(
`Utterance has finished being spoken after ${event.elapsedTime} seconds.`,
);
});
Or use the onend event handler property:
js
utterThis.onend = (event) => {
console.log(
`Utterance has finished being spoken after ${event.elapsedTime} seconds.`,
);
};
Specifications
| Specification |
|---|
| Web Speech API # eventdef-speechsynthesisutterance-end |
| Web Speech API # dom-speechsynthesisutterance-onend |