This is an experimental technology
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
The compatibility table on this page is generated from structured data. If you'd like to contribute to the data, please check out https://github.com/mdn/browser-compat-data and send us a pull request.
| Feature | Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic support | 33 | Yes | 49 | No | 21 | 7 |
| Feature | Android webview | Chrome for Android | Edge mobile | Firefox for Android | Opera Android | iOS Safari | Samsung Internet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic support | 33 | 33 | Yes | 62 61 — 621 | No | 7.1 | ? |
1. From version 61 until version 62 (exclusive): this feature is behind the media.webspeech.synth.enabled preference (needs to be set to true). To change preferences in Firefox, visit about:config.