SpeechSynthesisUtterance: SpeechSynthesisUtterance() constructor

The SpeechSynthesisUtterance() constructor of the SpeechSynthesisUtterance interface returns a new SpeechSynthesisUtterance object instance.

Syntax

js

new SpeechSynthesisUtterance(text)

Parameters

text

A string containing the text that will be synthesized when the utterance is spoken.

Examples

The following snippet is excerpted from our Speech synthesizer demo.

js

const synth = window.speechSynthesis;

const inputForm = document.querySelector("form");
const inputTxt = document.querySelector("input");
const voiceSelect = document.querySelector("select");

const voices = synth.getVoices();

// ...

inputForm.onsubmit = (event) => {
  event.preventDefault();

  const utterThis = new SpeechSynthesisUtterance(inputTxt.value);
  const selectedOption =
    voiceSelect.selectedOptions[0].getAttribute("data-name");
  for (let i = 0; i < voices.length; i++) {
    if (voices[i].name === selectedOption) {
      utterThis.voice = voices[i];
    }
  }
  synth.speak(utterThis);
  inputTxt.blur();
};

Specifications

Specification
Web Speech API
# dom-speechsynthesisutterance-speechsynthesisutterance

Browser compatibility

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See also