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The utterance read-only property of the SpeechSynthesisUtterance interface returns the SpeechSynthesisUtterance instance that the event was triggered on.
Syntax
event.utterance;
Value
A SpeechSynthesisUtterance object.
Examples
utterThis.onpause = function(event) {
var char = event.utterance.text.charAt(event.charIndex);
console.log('Speech paused at character ' + event.charIndex + ' of "' +
event.utterance.text + '", which is "' + char + '".');
}
Specifications
| Specification | Status | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Web Speech API The definition of 'utterance' in that specification. |
Draft |
Browser compatibility
We're converting our compatibility data into a machine-readable JSON format. This compatibility table still uses the old format, because we haven't yet converted the data it contains. Find out how you can help!
| Feature | Chrome | Edge | Firefox (Gecko) | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari (WebKit) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic support | 33 | (Yes) | 49 (49) | No support | ? | 7 |
| Feature | Android | Chrome | Edge | Firefox Mobile (Gecko) | Firefox OS | IE Phone | Opera Mobile | Safari Mobile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic support | (Yes) | (Yes) | (Yes) | No support | 2.0 | No support | No support | 7.1 |
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