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Check the Browser compatibility table carefully before using this in production.
The resume() method of the SpeechSynthesis interface puts the SpeechSynthesis object into a non-paused state: resumes it if it was already paused.
Syntax
speechSynthesisInstance.resume();
Returns
Void.
Parameters
None.
Examples
var synth = window.speechSynthesis;
var utterance1 = new SpeechSynthesisUtterance('How about we say this now? This is quite a long sentence to say.');
var utterance2 = new SpeechSynthesisUtterance('We should say another sentence too, just to be on the safe side.');
synth.speak(utterance1);
synth.speak(utterance2);
synth.pause(); // pauses utterances being spoken
synth.resume() // resumes speaking
Specifications
| Specification | Status | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Web Speech API The definition of 'resume()' in that specification. |
Draft |
Browser compatibility
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| Desktop | Mobile | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari | Android webview | Chrome for Android | Edge Mobile | Firefox for Android | Opera for Android | iOS Safari | Samsung Internet | |
| Basic support | Chrome Full support 33 | Edge Full support Yes | Firefox Full support 49 | IE No support No | Opera Full support 21 | Safari Full support 7 | WebView Android Full support 4.4.3 | Chrome Android Full support 33 | Edge Mobile Full support Yes | Firefox Android
Full support
62
| Opera Android No support No | Safari iOS Full support 7.1 | Samsung Internet Android ? |
Legend
- Full support
- Full support
- No support
- No support
- Compatibility unknown
- Compatibility unknown
- Experimental. Expect behavior to change in the future.
- Experimental. Expect behavior to change in the future.
- User must explicitly enable this feature.
- User must explicitly enable this feature.