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 occuring 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 + ' milliseconds.');
}
Specifications
| Specification | Status | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Web Speech API The definition of 'name' 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.