SpeechSynthesisEvent.name

Experimental: This is an experimental technology
Check the Browser compatibility table carefully before using this in production.

The name read-only property of the SpeechSynthesisUtterance interface returns the name associated with certain types of events occurring as the SpeechSynthesisUtterance.text is being spoken: the name of the SSML marker reached in the case of a mark event, or the type of boundary reached in the case of a boundary event.

Syntax

event.name;

Value

A DOMString.

Examples

utterThis.onboundary = function(event) {
  console.log(event.name + ' boundary reached after ' + event.elapsedTime + ' seconds.');
}

Specifications

Specification
Web Speech API
# dom-speechsynthesisevent-name

Browser compatibility

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See also