SpeechSynthesisEvent: name property

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.

Value

A string.

Examples

utterThis.onboundary = (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