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